Home Inspection before Selling
If you are putting your home up for sale, consider having your own home inspection. This should be part of your “pre-sale home improvement” process.
One of the most common conditions of the contract is, “offer contingent upon satisfactory building inspection.” Most buyers have a professional home inspection done before purchase.
The last thing that you want is to have your deal fall through because of an unknown problem uncovered by the buyer’s building inspector. This is especially true if it is a minor problem and could easily have been repaired ahead of time — if only you had known about it. Many a transaction has fallen apart because of building inspection surprises.
When preparing your house for sale, you do lots of things to make it more appealing to potential buyers. Spend that little extra and have a home inspection. By having a pre listing home inspection, you will go into the whole process knowing exactly what a buyers inspector will be looking for, and know what needs to be addressed. Find out the hidden problems with your home and correct them in advance. Take care of potential deal breakers beforehand.
By making repairs and disclosing to the prospective buyer the property’s condition up front, before negotiations begin, you can create a more relaxed atmosphere by instilling confidence regarding the home’s condition. This, in turn, may help your house sell faster and closer to listing price.