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Ten Tips to Speed Up Your Home Inspection

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Real Estate Agent with Levin Rinke Realty - 850-377-4410 SL 3269944

Ten Tips to Speed Up Your Home Inspection

Tips to speed up your Home Inspection

Speed up your home sale by preparing your home ahead of time using the following tips.  Your home inspection will go smoother with fewer concerns to delay closing.

  1.  Confirm that the water, electrical and gas services are turned on.
  2. Make sure any and all pets are secured or removed from the property. If they are left at the home put them in a cage or secured outside giving access to the entire home.
  3. Replace burnt out light bulbs as the inspector will not know if the light fixture is defective or just a bad bulb.
  4. Test smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and replace dead batteries. 
  5. Clean or replace dirty HVAC air filters. They should fit securely.
  6. Remove stored items, debris and wood from the foundation. These may be cited as "conducive conditions" for termites.
  7. Remove items blocking access to HVAC equipment, electrical service panels, the water heater, attic and crawlspace.
  8. Unlock any locked areas that your home inspector must access, such as the attic door or hatch, the electrical service panel, the door to the basement, and any exterior gates.
  9. Trim tree limbs so that they're at least 3 metres away from the roof. Trim any shrubs that are too close to the house and can hide pests or hold moisture against the exterior.
  10. Repair or replace any broken or missing items, such as doorknobs, locks or latches, window panes or screens, gutters or downspouts, or chimney caps.

Checking these things can be of great value and can reduce the stress of selling your home.  An inspector of your choice can come out and perform a pre-listing inspection to find any hidden trouble that may be found. This can prevent a delay to your closing or cost you the sale of your home.

 

Thank you for reading about Ten Tips to Speed Up Your Home Inspection.

If you are ready to sell your home and want a Realtor that is a hard worker and integrity matters give Anita Allen a call at (850) 377-4410 or email her for a free comparative market analysis. If you are interested in the current homes for sale in Pensacola and the surrounding area in Florida click here. Our 'for sale' property information is a direct feed from the Pensacola MLS and is updated multiple times per day.

 

Comments (4)

David Shamansky
US Mortgages - David Shamansky - Highlands Ranch, CO
Creative, Aggressive & 560 FICO - OK, Colorado Mtg

While all the tips are sound advice #1 is a CRITICAL MUST!

Nice post

Oct 02, 2015 09:46 AM
Gary Coles (International Referrals)
Venture Realty International - Las Vegas, NV
Latin America Real Estate

    Those are great tips and when I first started In real estate, I took my buyer to a home that had the utilities shut off just after we made the offer and the seller removed all the light bulbs.  I realized then that the buyers agent needs to communicate with the listing agent to make certain that all these i are don.

Oct 02, 2015 09:49 AM
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

#1 can be a real challenge when buying a foreclosure or other abandoned property.

Oct 02, 2015 10:36 AM
Janet Bolante
Weichert - Watchung - Scotch Plains, NJ

These are great tips!

Oct 02, 2015 09:30 PM