If Virginia Senate Bill 627 passes, I will probably close my home inspection business. I have never had any issues with the home inspections I have performed, but the risk to my business would be too great. I am certain that other home inspectors will feel the same way. Currently, people have a very difficult time finding qualified inspectors to do home inspections for them. If this bill passes, that difficulty may become an impossibility for many home buyers. How does not getting a home inspection help the people of this commonwealth? Clearly, it does not.
Lastly, I have yet to see the overwelming evidence that this is a problem. Why are our politicians trying to solve a problem that likely does not exist? It seems evident to me that something else is driving this other than a goal of protecting the consumer and supporting small businesses.