| Why should you do your own real estate
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| | "odd" or "smells funny." Then you can
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| inspection? To get a better deal. It
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| | have a professional inspector have a
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| isn't necessary to learn building codes,
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| | closer look.
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| and you probably should use a
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| | Real Estate Inspection As A Negotiating
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| professional inspector in any case. The
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| | Tool
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| point of learning what to look for is to
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| | You can, of course, just make an offer on
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| have negotiating points.
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| | a home with an inspection clause. Then,
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| Home Inspection Checklist
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| | after an inspector goes in, you can
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| With a good inspection checklist, you
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| | re-negotiate the price based on his
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| won't forget things. There are more than
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| | findings. This is a common way of doing
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| a hundred items on my own list. Could you
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| | it. The problem is that it can often
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| keep all those in mind as you walk
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| | offend the seller, and blow the deal.
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| through a property? Did you remember to
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| | Would you like somebody to drop their
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| look for water stains on the basement
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| | offer by $10,000 after they already put
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| walls the last time you looked at a
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| | it in writing?
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| house? Bring a list!
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| | A better way is to find as many problems
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| A good list is organized by area of the
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| | with the property as you can, BEFORE
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| house, usually starting outside. As you
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| | making the offer. That way you can take
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| walk around and then through the home,
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| | all of these things into account. Also, a
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| check each item on the list. Be sure to
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| | list of the problems presented with an
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| take notes. If the gutter is coming loose
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| | offer is a good impersonal (therefore
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| on the side of the house, write that
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| | non-offensive) way to negotiate a lower
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| down, along with notes about rotten wood
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| | price.
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| or anything else associated with it.
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| | You don't have to be a carpenter to note
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| Don't worry if you don't know the
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| | that a railing is loose. You can see if a
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| difference between 12-gauge and 14-gauge
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| | home needs new paint. Real estate
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| wiring. The point isn't to become an
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| | inspection can start with simple things
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| expert on all the building trades, as
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| | like these, and end with a better price
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| useful as that would be. Just use what
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| | for you.
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| you do know. Note if something looks
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