Buyer’s Agent Practice Tips
“Seller shall provide documentation from licensed HVAC contractor (not gas company) that forced air furnace and central a/c are in working order.”
–Amendment to Purchase Agreement
At least in my capacity as a Buyer’s agent, whenever my client’s inspection raises concerns about the home’s 
HVAC system, I’m careful to explicitly require that any needed check-out be done by a licensed HVAC contractor.
According to at least two excellent home inspectors I regularly work with, the techs sent out by utility companies — who increasingly offer home warranties covering many Sellers’ homes — don’t have the same training or credentials.
See also, “Just One Home Inspection in Today’s Housing Market? Try 4 (or 8, or 9!!)”; and “Proliferating Home Inspection Tests – Part 2.”
