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