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Your "Pre-Listing" or "Pre-Selling" InspectionPre-Qualifying Your Home Leads to a “Hassle Free Sale”
How ? Strengthens Your Position as Seller In today’s market buyers can afford to be choosy. A pre-listing home inspection makes your home more attractive and sets it apart from the thousands on the market. A professional pre-listing inspection report and yard sign are great sales tools If a buyer is choosing between your pre-inspected home and another home without an inspection, which one will they choose? ... Yours. Saves Time - Allows you to see your home through the eyes of a third-party professional home inspector and helps you price your home realistically. Most sales contracts are written with a "contingent upon an acceptable whole house inspection" clause. A pre-inspection may encourage the buyer to waive the inspection contingency. Puts you In Control - You can repair problems identified or acknowledge the problem and reflect it in the purchase price - take repairs off the table as a negotiating tool against you. Saves Money - Allows you to make cost effective repairs ahead of time. Buyers typically overestimate the cost of repairs by 100% or more and expect substantial contract price reductions. Helps Sale Process Flow Smoothly - “Areas of concern” won't become negotiating stumbling blocks later. With a pre-listing inspection you will have an opportunity to repair defects before the first potential buyer ever sees your house. Allows you to “tune-up” your house and focus on maximizing your repair efforts and minimizing repair expenses. You won’t inadvertently cover up a more serious problem when performing “cosmetic repairs” before listing your house. The Pre-Listing Inspection may reveal defects that cosmetic repairs could have masked. It gives you the opportunity to fix possible underlying problems right the first time. Reduces Your Liability by adding professional supporting documentation to your disclosure statement. By documenting the pre-listing condition of the home, you gain a legal advantage. It may alert you to immediate safety issues before agents and visitors tour your home. NOTE: Doing a pre-listing whole house inspection does not guarantee that a buyer will not opt to have another inspection done at the time of the contract. Nor does it guarantee that the second inspector will not find items that first inspection did not discover (or think important enough to note). It does offer evidence that you have spent the time (and the money) to make sure that the house is without defect. In addition, if there are differences of opinion regarding inspection findings, Tepee Inspections Inc. will continue to represent you. A Quicker Home Sale for Top Dollar You'll get more money if your house is in top shape, and be able to close the deal more quickly. Home inspections are a popular and worthwhile option: 77% of all homes sold have one. So why wait until your buyer's inspector finds a problem? Chances are they'll want to discount your asking price more than the cost of repairs! No more buyers walking away because they think there is a problem with the house. No renegotiations based on the inspector's findings. Trust Plays a Large Part in Any Transaction. Every legitimate effort you make to build trust with a potential buyer will bring them that much closer to making the decision to buy your home. As you know, it’s very important to create "curb appeal" when placing your home on the market. That’s the number one thing that gets a buyer interested. But once they take a closer look, they begin to decide whether your home is the one they want. Many things play into that decision. Trust about you and the home's condition is a key element. A Pre-Listing Inspection lets them know your home is in good shape. They will feel good about you and the home. That can make all the difference. Peace of Mind for the Potential Buyer. Eliminate the need for the buyer to concern themselves with the condition of the home. That allows them a much more relaxed perspective on the lifestyle aspects of living there. It allows them to concentrate on seeing themselves as the owners, without clouding their thoughts with worries of whether the home is a good investment. Copies of the inspection report along with receipts for any repairs could be made available to potential buyers. Pre-Listing Inspection Areas Inspected - Roof, Structure, Heating and A/C, Electrical, and Plumbing. |
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