The Importance of Pre-Listing Home Inspections
If you’re putting your home on the market, one way to set it apart from other homes in your area is to have a pre-sale inspection. Pre-sale home inspections are becoming more popular as the number of homes for sale increases.
Providing your potential buyer with an inspection report will show that you are trying to provide a full and complete disclosure. It shows that you support your home and are willing to provide more information about its condition. The inspection report shows that you are a serious seller and that you have buyers’ interests in mind.
The inspection also gives you the opportunity to address any defects or issues that are found. You can correct problems before you put the house on the market. Correcting problems sooner allows you to hire your professionals. If you wait until the buyer has a home inspection, you risk not having enough time to correct the problems. You may be rushing for quick fixes, or you may have to offer additional concessions to your potential buyer.
Having a pre-sale inspection of the house allows you to create realistic prices based on the defects that exist. Having a home at the right price is absolutely essential in this highly competitive real estate sales market. There is still a glut of houses on the market. The houses that sell fast are those that are priced fairly and according to their condition.
If you don’t want to do the repairs yourself, you can provide the buyer with multiple repair estimates. This generally makes the closing more efficient and quicker because the buyer does not have to find their own repair estimates. It makes things easier for the buyer and is another way to set your home apart from all the others on the market.
Knowing what problems the house has before the buyer’s inspection can make negotiations go more smoothly because you have your eyes open to the problems beforehand. There are fewer surprises for you and less stress in the entire sales process.
Pre-sale inspections are just another tool a seller can use in a very competitive real estate market.