| If you are selling your property on your own, one of | | | | remove all of the stress. Yes, you can get a |
| the issues you need to be aware of upfront is how | | | | pre-inspection. |
| to deal with home inspection reports. Here is one | | | | A pre-inspection report on your property is the same |
| possible way to get around the problem. | | | | thing as a home inspection undertaken by a buyer |
| Property Sellers and Pre-Inspection Reports | | | | once the deal is in escrow. The only difference is you |
| As a FSBO seller, the key to successfully moving | | | | order the inspection before putting the property on |
| your property and saving money on real estate | | | | the market. Why would you do this? As mentioned |
| agent commissions is knowledge. The more you | | | | above, knowledge is the key. By having an inspection |
| know, the smoother you sales effort will be. One | | | | of your home before putting it on the market, you |
| area where this is particularly important is home | | | | will know if there are any major problems. If there |
| inspections. | | | | are, you can deal with them in a relaxed manner |
| A home inspection is exactly what it sounds like. A | | | | instead of during the heat of 30 or 60 day escrow |
| certified home inspector will be asked and paid by | | | | when time is of the essence. |
| the buyer to come give your property the once | | | | A few people will tell you that getting a |
| over. Items that are covered include things such as | | | | pre-inspection of your property is a bad move. They |
| water damage, termites, foundations, roofs, and | | | | argue that it is a waste of money to make repairs to |
| parts of the home that are not in compliance with | | | | problems that a home inspector retained by a buyer |
| the local building codes. For a seller, a home inspection | | | | might miss. While this sounds logical at first, it simply |
| is the time to tap your foot nervously while you wait | | | | is not in this day and age. In the current real estate |
| for the report. The report, of course, becomes the | | | | market, nearly all home inspectors are competent. |
| foundation for the buyer to demand that you spend | | | | Yes, they may miss small items from time to time, |
| money on repairs to fix the problems. This can be | | | | but it is a rare day when they will miss some major |
| particularly problematic if one or more of the repairs | | | | problem on the property. |
| requires significant expenditures, to wit, a lot of | | | | At the end of the day, selling your property on your |
| money. | | | | own can save you a bundle in commissions. A |
| Importantly, the home inspection need not be a | | | | pre-inspection of your home is one way to simplify |
| cause for concern. You can take a definitive step to | | | | the process. |