Home Inspection/Contractor Estimates

[Eric DeVito]

Hello just a quick question here. When exactly do I have a home inspector come in to check a property I am interested in? Do I have to make an offer first or is this done before the offer? Same with bringing in a Contractor to determine my Rehab Cost. Is this once I closed on a property? Just confused on to do at what step and who to bring in. I know that I will be checking out a lot of properties before jumping onto the first one I see so it wouldn't make sense to bring a contractor to all these homes when I am just browsing with a RE Agent, correct? Thank you.