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A Good Case For A Pre-Listing Home Inspection
 
 
A Good Case For A Pre-Listing Home Inspection
I had a whirlwind of an experience this past week and it could have all been avoided with a Pre-Listing Home Inspection. So the story goes like this: My terrific buyers have had a difficult time finding a house in the spring market in their preferred school district and price range. Inventory has been low (a great blog topic for another day). One day a very nice, reasonably priced home came on the market. We were the first in and my clients "fell" for the house. It was in excellent condition, updated and showed beautifully. We wrote a contract, struck a deal and all was good...until the home inspection.
I shared the names of 3 home inspectors that our clients rave about. The buyers chose one and we were on our way. The inspector did a thorough job. Mind you, there are inspectors out there that believe it's their duty to write a laundry list of items no matter what they find. However, this inspector is a straight shooter. The inspection took close to 5 hours which should have been my first clue. The issues that came up weren't the worst ... more

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