Pre-Listing Inspections
Having your home inspected
by a NACHI inspector before you list is the recommendation found in the new edition of the book, Sell Your
Home For More by Nick Gromicko.
Eventually your buyers are going to conduct an inspection. You may as well
know what they are going to find by getting there first. The author points out that having an inspection performed ahead of
time helps in many other ways:
- It allows
you to see your home through the eyes of a critical third-party.
- It
helps you to price your home realistically.
- It
permits you to make repairs ahead of time so that ...
- Defects
won't become negotiating stumbling blocks later.
- There
is no delay in obtaining the Use and Occupancy permit.
- You
have the time to get reasonably priced contractors or make the repairs yourself, if qualified.
- It may encourage the buyer to waive the inspection contingency.
- It may alert you of items of immediate personal concern, such as radon gas
or active termite infestation.
- It may relieve
prospect's concerns and suspicions.
- It reduces
your liability by adding professional supporting documentation to your disclosure statement.
- Alerting you to immediate safety issues before agents and visitors tour your
home.
Copies of the inspection report along
with receipts for any repairs should be made available to potential buyers.
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