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Home Inspection done but some Areas of Concern

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Real Estate Agent with Babbitt Realty NYS# 30BA0740535

You have spent hours pouring over the computer looking at homes for sale, then you have driven by house after house picking out the ones that had possibilities for you, then you had your Realtor scheduled showings for the ones you had selected to see the inside, then you made an offer on the best one and negotiated long and hard to get it at the best possible price, now you have had the home inspection and there are some issues!  Or at least, you and your home inspector think so!

What do you do? 

This is where the experience of your Realtor from his or her many years of experience comes into pla!  They will know how to tactfully present it to the sellers so they are not offended or insulted!  You need them to not feel like you are trying to take advantage of them!

Believe me, they will do the repairs if they are presented to them in the right way.  Many times buyers will not be able to understand the value of working with an experienced Realtor until they reach a point in the homebuying process where the experience shows up in an advantage for them.

So when deciding on a Realtor, it might be beneficial to ask how long they have been in the business and how many transactions they have done.  It may pay off for you bigtime!

Comments (2)

Rick Bunzel
Pacific Crest Inspections - Anacortes, WA

All too often I find that my buyer clients have no clue as to the process they are going through.  I try not to take over for the Realtor but in some cases they are not even present to address concerns, get additional information etc.  I believe that the better Realtor's sit down with clients and go over a roadmap of the buying process. This roadmap would have dates or milestones that the client needs to be aware of.

If the client is educated on the buying process then I can educate them on the inspection process and what they will do with the information provided in our report.

Orcas Inspection
Lopez Island Home Inspection

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Rick Bunzel, CRI
Pacific Crest Inspections

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Nov 16, 2010 06:13 AM
Steve Babbitt
Babbitt Realty - Penfield, NY
Past President of the Rochester Realtors

Thanks Rick for your comments on the home inspection.  We need more home inspectors like you.  I try to get my home sellers to have a home inspection before we put the home on the market so they can see what needs to be done.

Most sellers have gotten so used to just living in their homes that they don't even see the areas that need repair or work.  It just as simple as that.  Unless their agent points it out, they think their home is perfect.  That's where the problem starts and when a buyer's agent brings in a repair list a mile long.  Oh, no!  Fireworks!

Nov 16, 2010 03:20 PM