| If you are putting your home on the market one | | | | Having a pre-sales home inspection allows you to |
| way to set your home apart from the other homes | | | | create realistic pricing based on the defects that |
| in your area is to have a pre-sales inspection | | | | exist. Having a properly priced home is absolutely |
| performed. Pre-sales home inspections are becoming | | | | essential in this very competitive market for real |
| more popular as the number of homes for sale | | | | estate sales. There is still a glut of homes on the |
| increases. | | | | market. The homes that sell quickly are the ones |
| Providing your potential buyer with an inspection | | | | that are priced fairly and accordingly to their |
| report will show that you are trying to provide full | | | | condition. |
| and complete disclosure. It shows that you are | | | | If you don't want to make the repairs yourself you |
| standing behind your home and are willing to provide | | | | can provide the buyer with several repair estimates. |
| more information about its condition. The inspection | | | | This usually makes closing more efficient and quick |
| report shows that you are a serious seller and that | | | | because the buyer does not have to track down |
| you have the buyers interests in mind. | | | | their own repair estimates. It makes things easier for |
| The inspection also gives you the opportunity to | | | | the buyer and is another way to set your home |
| address any of the defects or issues that are found. | | | | apart from all of the others on the market. |
| You can correct the problems before you put the | | | | Knowing the problems that the home has before the |
| home on the market. Correcting the problems before | | | | buyers inspection can make negotiations go more |
| allows you to hire your professionals. If you wait until | | | | smoothly because you have your eyes open to the |
| the buyer has a home inspection performed you run | | | | problems before hand. There are less surprises for |
| the risk of not having enough time to correct the | | | | you and there is less stress in the entire sales |
| issues. You may be rushed into quick fixes or have | | | | process. |
| to offer additional concessions to your potential | | | | Pre-sales inspections are just another tool for a seller |
| buyer. | | | | to use in a very competitive real-estate marketplace. |