Inspection BEFORE you list? YES!

Here are some advantages of having your home-for-sale inspected before you list it:

• You can schedule with us to inspect your home first, which may prompt the buyer to waive his own inspection contingency. And even if he doesn't, a Seller Inspection means you won't be in for any surprises.

• You can schedule your inspection at your own convenience, rather than accommodate a buyer and his inspector.

• You can assist your inspector during the inspection, which is something not normally done during a buyer's inspection.

• A Move-In Certified® Seller Inspection may alert you to any immediate concerns, such a broken pressure-relief valve or an active termite infestation.

• The Seller Inspection:

  • allows you to take the time to shop for competitively priced contractors to make repairs, rather than making rushed decisions to get things fixed in a hurry;

  • lets you attach repair estimates or paid invoices to the inspection report; and

  • removes over-inflated buyer-procured repair estimates from the negotiating table.

  
  

A Move-In Certified® Seller Inspection is the ultimate gesture in forthrightness on your part.

There are other distinct advantages of having a Move-In Certified® Seller Inspection report:

• You're given the opportunity to dispute any misstatements in the inspection report before it's distributed to real estate agents and prospective buyers.

• The report provides an unbiased, third-party, professional opinion about the condition of the home to potential buyers.

• The report may encourage the buyer to waive his own inspection contingency, so the deal is less likely to fall apart the way they often do when a buyer's inspection reveals unexpected problems at the last minute.

• The report can help you realistically price the home if problems exist.

• The report can help you substantiate a higher asking price if problems don't exist or have been corrected.

• The report may relieve a prospective buyer's unfounded suspicions and concerns before he walks away from an otherwise great deal.

• The report provides full-disclosure protection from future legal claims.

Basically, having an inspection done PRIOR to listing will help identify issues and fix them prior to listing. If you think about it, most home inspections turn up issues that are regular maintenance items on your home. Why not use that to YOUR advantage? Give us a call today!

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