How well do you know your home?
Will a potential buyer produce an inspection report that reveals a
problem you were not even aware of? How will this affect a pending sale?
We can help you maximize your bottom
line with a Pre-listing Home Inspection
Here's how:
When making an offer on your home, wise buyers nowadays include a
Home Inspection as one of the conditions. In fact, many mortgage
companies, banks, and insurance companies require an inspection as part
of their agreement. So in all likelihood, an inspector working for a
buyer will be searching your home for "defects".
These "defects" are then used by the buyer and his agent as a
negotiating tool to force you to accept a lower offer or bear the cost
of repairs. The longer the list of problems, the more clout the buyer
has to negotiate.
Being prepared in advance with a detailed inspection report
from a professional home inspector will give you a big advantage in
these negotiations.
- You have the option of making repairs to minor components before
they become a buyer's bargaining chips. Reducing the list of
complaints puts you in a better position at a minimal cost.
- If costly repairs appear to be needed, you can obtain reasonable
cost estimates in advance from contractors of your choice, rather than
merely accepting a buyer's projection of costs.
- By acknowledging the need for repairs in advance, you have let the
buyer know that the selling price has already taken these conditions
into account.
There is more. What if a potentially dangerous safety or health issue
exists in your home? Have you inspected your attic or crawlspace for
unsafe or unhealthy conditions such as mold, insect infestation, bird
droppings, damaged vents, leaking chimneys, moisture, structural
defects, etc?
Be informed before you list, inform the buyers before they discover
the issues themselves, work out an amicable solution to the issues, and
walk away with confidence. The Pre-listing Home Inspection
Report makes this possible.
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