It’s time to sell one of your biggest family investments, but are you ready to sell? The best way to find out is to do a seller’s inspection. Here are some advantages in completing a seller’s inspection:
It might alert the seller to any items of immediate concern, such as radon gas or active termite infestation.
The seller can assist the inspector during the inspection, something normally not done during a buyer’s inspection.
The report can help the seller realistically price the home if problems exist.
The report can help the seller substantiate a higher asking price if problems don’t exist or have been corrected.
A seller inspection reveals problems ahead of time, which:
might make the home show better.
gives the seller time to make repairs and shop for competitive contractors.
permits the seller to attach repair estimates or paid invoices to the inspection report.
removes over-inflated buyer-procured estimates from the negotiation table.
The report might alert the seller to any immediate safety issues found, before agents and visitors tour the home.
A seller inspection permits a clean home inspection report to be used as a marketing tool.
A seller inspection lightens negotiations and 11th-hour re-negotiations.
The deal is less likely to fall apart, the way they often do, when a buyer’s inspection unexpectedly reveals a last-minute problem.
