Home inspection question

[Shane Brown]

Hello all, Buying my first home, my dad has about 35 years in the industry and I would like him to do my home inspection because he will really be looking for my best interest and also knows everything a home inspector would know. He just inspected his own final home and was able to negotiate the price down 7,000 because of it. Problem is he is not licensed and I live in Vermont. The realtor is really pushing for us to get a licensed inspector for negotiations, but me and my father both feel very confident the home is in great shape and nothing major will come from the inspect other then maybe a electric outlet having to be swapped out maybe or something of that sort, he’s so confident he said he would cover my 1,000 deposit if we had to back out of the deal if something big came up they were not willing to cover. Should I just pay up the 500 for the inspection and 130 for radon test or just have my dad do it. Thanks everyone!