Are you selling your home and have a fear about what your buyer’s inspection will uncover? Will the inspection blow your deal or cause you to lose money due to problems that must be fixed?
Rest assured the buyer’s inspector is sure to find something wrong – regardless how minor it may be. I’m sure many home inspectors feel they haven’t done their job well if they come away with a repoirt that implies the home is perfecto. Even brand new construction has problems somewhere.
But any homeowner can lessen the impact of the “surprise” inspection report by having the home inspected prior to putting it on the market. That’s right. Get yourself a seller’s inspection. This way, you will already know if there are any major problems AND can decide whether to get them repaired prior to putting your home on the market. Don’t believe for a moment that your home is free of defects. There is undoubtedly something brewing behind those walls.
By uncovering and repairing the problem early on, you might can fix it cheaper than by having to give the buyer a credit. For certain, if the buyer finds out there are too many defects, they might become hesitant to move forward since it might appear the home has not been maintained.
When the buyer does get their own inspection, expect to get a “to-do” list from the buyer before the deal closes. And in this market, buyers have a ton of choices if the to-do list doesn’t suit you.
A small investment in an inspection should be well worth it.
Til my next post . . .
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