How Snagging Services Help First-Time Buyers Avoid Hidden Costs
Snagging services help first-time buyers avoid hidden costs by identifying construction defects, incomplete work, and quality issues before final purchase completion, preventing expensive repairs that could cost thousands in the months and years following move-in. Buying your first home should be exciting, not financially terrifying. Yet every week, I hear stories from first-time buyers who discovered cracked tiles, leaking pipes, or faulty electrical work only after the keys were in their hands and their savings were depleted. The worst part? Most of these problems were already there during the final walkthrough, hiding in plain sight. Here's what the property brochures don't tell you: new-build homes aren't perfect. Neither are renovated properties or resales. Developers rush to meet deadlines. Contractors cut corners. Quality control slips through the cracks. And as a first-time buyer, you're expected to spot these issues yourself during a brief walkthrough, often wh...