SHOULD A SELLER BE PRESENT AT A H0ME INSPECTION???
We have a client all lender approved with a signed P&S agreement for $525,000. It's time for the home inspection. The client selects the inspector and arranges a time through their buyer's broker.
The day arrives and upon entering the house, there is the listing broker with her seller right behind her.
What do you think?
So, we have a client all lender approved with a signed P&S agreement for $525,000. It's time for the home inspection. The client selects the inspector and arranges a time through their buyer's broker.
The day arrives and upon entering the house, there is the listing broker with her seller right behind her.
As the inspection begins, almost every comment by the inspector was followed by a rebuttal from the seller. It all came down to one issue: some water damage that was found on the floor. Our client has asthma issues and had to make sure there were no air quality problems with the house. The seller said this was a minor issue. Upon further investigation, it was more than minor. There had been a leak in the roof, causing possible mold.
The client wanted a licensed inspector to review the situation paid for by the seller. The seller refused. The buyer walked away from the property. The seller then had a change of heart and was willing to take care of the situation 100%. Too late! Buyer got too nervous there was more to the house than what was being told.
So, I ask you, should a seller be present at a home inspection? If the seller was absent, this could have all been ironed out in a calm manner. The seller reacted too quickly on the spot. It is best full disclosure be made on the proper forms and leave the inspection to the listing and buying broker and the buyer and their inspector. AGREE?
Ann Sabbagh
Vice-President
Seacoast Mortgage Corporation
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