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Should you hold a pre-inspection of your home prior to listing your home for sale?
Many sellers and seller's agents are starting to see this popping up in the real estate market.
One of the many stressful times of selling a house is the home inspection. There's always worry that the inspector will find defects and the negotiations after the inspection will be tense.  In my experience the inspection time period can make or break a deal and the re-negotiating that occurs after the inspection is stressful for both parties.  It's better to know the issues now than to lose the buyer later.
In this buyer's market, I have found that once the inspections are being done, both parties are feeling a little beat up. The sellers are feeling like they took less for their house than it was worth, and the buyers are left wondering if they got a good enough deal.
This is one of the reasons why inspection time can be tense, since emotions are running high already.
A seller can be more prepared on any issues regarding their home and can stand out in a saturated market by having their home pre-inspected.  Then they can use this as a benefit to the buyer by advertising that the home has been pre-inspected and ... more

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