Are seller's inspections just as thorough as a buyer's
inspection?
A
home inspection is only as good as the home inspector. A
thorough inspector who wants his business to grow will
perform an unbiased inspection with integrity.
But my house is "clean" and has no problems so do I need a Seller's
Inspection?
YES.
It is great that your house has no problems so lets
prove it! Include a link on your web site listing that
says "See the Home Inspection" and use the report as a
selling tool, and get your house sold fast!
Is the home inspection transferable from the Seller to the Buyer?
The home inspection
should reveal the condition of the home at the time it
was inspected. Components and materials age and can fail
at anytime. The information is naturally transferable to
anyone who reads it. There is no warranty or guarantee
and components will fail regardless of whether or not a
home inspection was performed with the Seller or the
Buyer. If the listing ages before the buyer comes along,
the buyer can elect to have a fresh inspection at the
normal cost. A reinspect is only to inspect any items
that were repaired.
The Report may show damage to certain areas of the home. How can this be
a good thing to show on the web with my listing?
Your
inspector will review with you the inspection results.
If issues exists you can elect to repair or correct
certain issues and have a re-inspect to clean up the
report before it is included on your web site listing.
Why wait until you spend countless hours to bring a
buyer, who in turn brings a home inspector, only then to
discover the damage and face all the negatives of
inflated estimates, losing the sale, and your time
spent. Have your home inspected now!
OR,
As soon as the Seller's
Inspection is performed, it's then time to talk with
your agent. Only now, you and your agent are at the best
advantage point in the whole process. If significant
damage or a major defect exists then you both know
something has to be done. Either lower the price or make
repairs. This will save you a big heartache of
discovering there is a problem after you found your new
dream home and have begun packing. Once you make the
necessary repairs, the home inspector can return and
send a new report with clean pictures and comments. Now,
you are set to coast downhill to closing!
The above steps are
for when there is significant damage or a major defect
found. However, when the home is clean, showing only
normal adjustments for a door or a window, or typical
items found on most homes, the report will be a selling
tool. When a Buyer is intrigued about a home they are
looking to buy, a main reservation is wondering about
the condition of the home. Seeing the report on your web
site listing, may produce a phone call for more info
instead of clicking to the next ad. It's a great sales
tool if your home checks out! And if your home needs
repairs, then why not fix them on
your terms and not the Buyers. After
all, it is still your home.
I see references to selling the home "AS IS." Why do I not want to sell
it that way?
There's an old saying, "As is, never was a done deal."
Some homes sell as is because there are many defects or
a major defect. Sometimes it was just sold that way as
the seller desired. The problem is that it creates
suspicion of defects or problems and can reduce the
"lookers" down to a crawl. Buyers often tell the home
inspector when performing a home inspection on an "As
is" property, that if a major defect turns up, they are
terminating the contract because the seller said he
wasn't fixing anything. A Buyers perception of what is a
major defect, could be as little as a $1,000 if the
Buyer does not have the resources or is afraid to
purchase it thinking the problem might grow in cost to
repair. An "As is" listing is not the best way to sell
your property.
