The following is a list of reasons for completing a pre-list home inspection before you put your house on the market:
- Home may sell faster!
- Home may sell for more money!
- No more buyers walking away because there may be a problem with the house.
- No more 11th-hour re-negotiations based on the inspector’s findings.
- No more helpless feelings that an inspector has raised an issue that is not a big problem.
- No more buyers getting cold feet when they find out the home is not perfect.
- No more buyers walking away because they don’t have time for an inspection.
- No more parade of inspectors through your home before a multiple-offer situation.
- You choose the inspector based on reputation and credentials.
- You resolve any differences of opinion about the house before it goes on the market.
- All homes have room for improvement. Disclosing the condition of the home allows you to reflect the condition in the listing price, rather than have to negotiate again later when the issues are discovered.
- You fix any conditions identified (if you choose to) or simply reflect it in the purchase price. This takes it off the table as a negotiating point against you.
Carson & Dunlop Associates is a consulting engineering firm which has been devoted exclusively to building inspections since 1978. Their website is located www.carsondunlop.com and they can be reached at (416) 964-9415.
