These sellers were happy we found this problem before listing the home.
Selling a home can be daunting, and inspections play a critical role. As your trusted Senior Home Advisor and Residential Remodel Specialist Real Estate Agent, I guide you through a comprehensive pre-sale inspection so you, the homeowner, understand the actual condition of your property. This critical process helps identify issues needing repair before we list the home, avoiding surprises during the buyer’s inspection.
Presenting a potential buyer with a comprehensive inspection portfolio report demonstrates transparency and builds trust. Buyers are more likely to feel confident in their purchase if they know the property has been inspected and any issues addressed, repaired, or disclosed. Keep those receipts and repair tickets, as these are important for turning into your CPA when escrow is closed.
The knowledge gained from an inspection can help us set a price that reflects the home’s condition. Sellers can avoid overpricing their property and facing renegotiations later on. I understand that sometimes older homes can get away from you, and some things you had no idea about will be discovered. This in part of
I have witnessed many sales fall through due to unexpected problems revealed during the buyer's inspection. A pre-sale inspection can identify issues early, allowing you to address them proactively and reducing the likelihood of a buyer canceling escrow and abandoning the sale after seeing a costly repair they were not expecting.
Homes with clean inspection reports can sell faster with fewer perceived risks. Sellers who address repairs beforehand can expedite closing, usually for a much lower price than during repair request negotiations. When you hire me, I aim to minimize your stress level and avoid contentious negotiations arising from repair requests at the time of sale by having repairs done beforehand.
As a Residential Remodeling Specialist, I help you consider which repairs or updates can significantly boost the home's value and increase your net at escrow close. A comprehensively inspected home may offer a better return on investment regarding selling. Click here for a great video post on recommended sewer inspections to help you and your family facilitate my Rolodex list of local skilled, vetted, and insured vendors.
Having a pre-sale inspection and disclosing potential problems can help protect your family legally in case of any disputes post-sale. Sellers who are upfront about the home's condition are less likely to face lawsuits for undisclosed issues.
I advise all my senior sellers that pre-sale inspections have many benefits, helping smooth home selling. My clients have saved thousands of dollars by addressing unknown problems before putting the house on the market instead of discovering these surprise problems in escrow. We can avoid facing a large buyer request for credits at closing to repair items that might have been found instead of surprises for you and your family during the contingency period.
Let's connect and have a coffee to discuss the pre-home inspection process. I will share the names of many clients who wisely listened to my advice and achieved much better net sale results by following my winning strategy of taking a well-prepared and fully disclosed home to the market.
Please read Andy and Jo's testimonials and see the pictures and a video of what we found during the pre-home inspection period.
Warm regards,
Deborah
