Home Inspections Don't Have To Be Alarming

Hello Margaret - Preparation matters.  For buyers as well as sellers.  Buyers need to know an inspection is not a time to renegotiate a sales agreement and sellers need to understand the importance of disclosure and that a or any request resulting from an inspection is not an insult.  Don't take things personally, it's a business transaction.   For each party - follow the agreed upon contract.  Let that serve as your guide.  

Some of my clients have no idea of all the deferred maintenance that their house needs before we get a certified home inspection Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 

Margaret: "It was nice to be there with my seller" says a lot about you taking care of your clients, not all show up during the inspection. And btw, we know it's not about "getting in they way" of the inspector...however at times being w/an eledery seller is comforting for them. 

Yes dreaded home inspections!!!

That sometimes is where most negotiation and convincing happens between cooping agents. We all need to step back and quit taking sides without compromising representing your clients.

It can be challenging especially when going into a home with locked doors and the sellers did not leave the keys behind.  Had to go back 3 times for 2 separate locked doors.  The sellers were getting divorced and didn't want each other in their spaces

Good morning Margaret. Sometimes you got to do what you got to do. Make the assestment and the commitment before you take the listing. You always do. Enjoy your day!

We also attend inspections for/with our clients. Often, there are questions about this or that, and clarifications required.  Sounds like you are staying busy Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 

Good morning Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 I am so thankful we have only one or two inspectors on our homes out here.

Hi Margaret,
I think everything about being a truly good real estate agent is more complicated than the average consumer realizes and home inspections are certainly among those tasks.  I loved it when sellers did an inspection BEFORE listing their home because then we know what we were dealing with, could fix the mandatory items, and leaving the rest for negotiations. 

Great that you were able to attend with your seller and be a source of information.

Margaret I can see how home inspections can be a pain in the donkey, but in my opinion they are a must for a Buyer.

Home inspections are one of the most important components to any real estate sale.  While inspections  can disclose things that give consternation during a transaction, it is far best to have them become known BEFORE close of escrow, rather than AFTER.

CONGRATULATIONS Margaret, on having this blog FEATURED in the Old Farts Club group!