Question:
“How long does a homebuyer have to inspect a home?”
Answer:
That’s a good question, but a more complete question to ask is:
“How long does a buyer have to inspect and investigate a home and, depending on what they find, either cancel or request from the seller a credit or repair?”
That’s because inspecting and investigating by the deadline is all well and good, but once the deadline passes, you lose any right to object what you’ve found.
That being said…
The default time period in the standard California contract to object to your findings is 17 days. It’s often shortened during the negotiations to 7 to 10 days.
Seven days is a little tight, but 10 days is plenty of time if you act diligently as soon as your offer is accepted.
