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Three Reasons to Get a Home Inspection Before You Sell Your Home

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Selling your home?  Having a home inspection before you show your home to prospective buyers will help.  Read Wayne Johnson post for three reasons to get home inspection before you sell your home.

Original content by Wayne Johnson TX License #0566780

Three Reasons to Get a Home Inspection Before You Sell Your Home

 

Even for the most conscientious home owner, maintenance items can be overlooked or not even noticed. Lack of time, lack of funds, or just not  inspectorsunderstanding what needs to be done to keep items in the home operating at peak efficiency can become the norm.

 

Then when you want to place your home on the market, issues that were not important to you as a home owner can get in the way of a smooth listing-sale transaction.

 

So here are three reasons to get a home inspection before you sell your home:

  • An inspection demonstrates to a prospective buyer that you have nothing to hide regarding the condition of the property. In Texas, in most cases a homeowner has to complete a Seller's Disclosure Notice. But the inspection report from a state-licensed, disinterested third-party should carry more weight for the buyer.
  • Issues uncovered during the inspection should corrected. Receipts, invoices, and photographic evidence are great supporting evidence of the corrective actions taken.
  • Buyer's will still typically hire their own inspector. If flaws are not discoverd until this phase of the transaction, there is another round of negotiations regarding repair issues. In my experience, not coming to an agreement regarding repair issues is the most challenging aspect of getting a transaction completed after the initial pricing negotiation.

This maybe a fourth benefit too. A seller has a bit more latitude as to who does the repairs. The standard contract in Texas reads in part:

        "all required permits must be obtained, and reparis and treatments must be performed by persons  who are licensed to provide such repairs or treatments or, if no license is required by law, are commercially engaged in the trade of providing such repairs or treatments."

 

If permits are needed, they should always be secured by the people doing the work.

 

So for my money, those are the three reasons to get a home inspection before you sell your home.

 

 

 
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Comments (5)

Jack Gerbehy
Egg Harbor Township, NJ

I always thought this was a good idea 

 

Jan 26, 2016 07:41 PM
Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

This is something that's done all of the time in Corp. RELO , but very rare in resale housing otherwise !

Jan 26, 2016 08:50 PM
Donald Urschalitz
Lubeck Realty Group - Jupiter, FL
P.A. Realtor ABR RSPS North Palm Beach County

Excellent post I always advise my sellers to get the inspection done before listing.

Jan 26, 2016 08:59 PM
Kristin Johnston - REALTOR®
RE/MAX Platinum - Waukesha, WI
Giving Back With Each Home Sold!

Nice reblog...I know many sellers think they will just wait to hear what the buyer's inspector says, but sometimes it makes sense to get your own too prior I agree!

Jan 26, 2016 10:58 PM
Doug Rogers
RE/MAX Coastal Properties - Destin, FL
Your Real Estate Resource!

I agree 100%, thanks for the reblog. Sometimes we can all use a reminder.

Jan 26, 2016 11:56 PM