Home Inspection Resources

The following resources provide information about home inspections and the home inspection contingency.

WRA Legal Resources

• Legal Update — Home inspections 
• Legal Hottips — Inspection reports 
• Legal Hottips — Inspection contingency
• Legal Hottips — Testing 

Wisconsin Real Estate Magazine 

• "Inspect Yourself: Breaking Down Your Duty to Inspect" (August 2016)
• "The Best of the Legal Hotline: Home Inspection of Amendment Revisited" (August 2016)
• "Uncovering the Truth: Inspection and Testing Provision and the Inspection Contingency" (August 2016)
• "Inspection Contingency Quiz" (August 2016)
• "Uncovering the Truth: Dismantling the Inspection Contingency" (June 2014)
• "The Best of the Legal Hotline: Inspection Contingency Scenarios" (June 2014)
• "Inspections and Infrared and Allergens, Oh My!" (June 2014)
• "Home Inspection Roll Call: Who Should be Present During the Inspection?" (June 2014)
• "Uncovering the Truth: The Inspection Report When the Deal Falls Apart" (February 2014)
• "Let Them Inspect, Not Test" (June 2013)
•  "Cause and Effect: The Home Inspection and Mortgage Relationship" (March 2012)
• "The Best of the Legal Hotline: Inspection Contingency" (March 2012)
•  "Rules and Regulations Governing the Home Inspection Industry in Wisconsin" (March 2012)
• "Uncovering the Truth: Inspection Contingency" (April 2011)

Other Resources  

• Home inspection flowchart
• Home inspector report check list
• Home inspector requirements chart  
• Home inspections — consumer handout
• National Association of REALTORS^®' field guide for home inspections

To confirm the current status of any particular home inspector, visit the DSPS website.