How to Pass Your Home Inspection
Homebuyers want to know your home inside and out. With the help of a professional Home Inspector, the buyers will look for everything that might be wrong with the house. Will the roof end up leaking? Is the wiring safe? What about the plumbing?
These and many more questions will come up during a home inspection. According to industry experts, there are at least 33 physical problems that will come under scrutiny during a home inspection. I have detailed 11 of those items in this blog post.
Defective Plumbing
Damp or Wet Basement
Inadequate Wiring & Electrical
Poor Heating & Cooling Systems
Roofing Problems
Damp Attic Spaces
Rotting Wood
Masonry Work
Unsafe or Overfused Electrical Circuits
Structural or Foundation Problems
High Levels of Radon
In most cases, you can make a reasonable pre-inspection yourself if you know what you are looking for. And knowing what you're looking for can help you prevent little problems from growing into costly and unmanageable ones.
I recommend that every home seller obtain a Pre-Inspection Report with a professional home inspector. This will insure that the problems that are found can be corrected before a purchase contract is presented and a buyer inspection takes place. A good home inspector will provide you with a complete report of your home, in writing. This can be available for potential buyers to view when touring the home and notes and comments can be added to the report by you detailing any corrective measures taken.
You will save thousands of dollars by having your home pre-inspected and correcting the problems found. Sellers are often pleased to have negotiated a good purchase price on their home. But, then comes the Inspection and subsequent negotiation in the inspection period with the buyers asking for more money off of the price in the form of seller concessions or major fix-ups. The problem is in how buyers and sellers see the fix-ups. A $100 fix for a seller may be viewed as a $500 repair that the buyer is facing.
Knowledge is Power! And, the more you know about your home, the more money you will get to keep in your pocket at closing!
If you would like more detailed information on How to Pass Your Home Inspection, just drop me an email: judy@spearteam.com and I will be happy to send it to you.
Happy Selling!
Judy Spear, Spear and Company