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Which would you recommend and why? Our house is 40 years old and we have fixed everything we know about so far. One realtor recommended it so that we can take care of any surprises without the time crunch of a contract.
Will most people still order their own? Im not sure if we want to pay if it's just an expense that people will duplicate anyway.
I'm a big fan of pre-inspections so we don't have post sale surprises. It is also a useful negotiating chip since you can let the buyer know it's in good shape and no major repairs are needed, assuming you make needed repairs of course.
If you want to know about, and repair the major issues likely to be found by an inspector, or at least disclose and hope to build it into the price before buyers even make an offer, then go ahead and get your own inspection.
I would not assume they will not still get their own inspection as well. They should and probably will. Your inspection does not mean they don’t need one. Your inspection is for your purposes. Their inspection is for theirs.
Get an inspection for you if you feel the need, that way if there are issues, you are aware and can either fix them, or they will be part of the pricing.
The buyer will/should always get their own inspector. Given how low cost it is, it would be rather ridiculous for them not to on what is going to be one of the biggest purchases they ever make.
I was taught to advise sellers to "front-load" - to get inspections and have them available online to email and in a binder for open houses. This helps with disclosure issues.
The buyer should also get their own inspection(s).
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Thank you! Those are all great reasons and I think it makes sense for us to schedule. I really don't want to have surprises if we can help it.
One thing I have seen that was effective, for our buyer's interest, was a seller who had an inspection, printed it and put it in a 3 ring binder that was left on the counter in the kitchen... and they took pictures of each repair made and included that too. They did a good job about it, and it gave the impression of a very carefully-kept home.
One thing I have seen that was effective, for our buyer's interest, was a seller who had an inspection, printed it and put it in a 3 ring binder that was left on the counter in the kitchen... and they took pictures of each repair made and included that too. They did a good job about it, and it gave the impression of a very carefully-kept home.
Thank you, I will do that too! I have all of our manuals, warranties, major remodel and repair receipts, etc to put in a binder.
Which would you recommend and why? Our house is 40 years old and we have fixed everything we know about so far. One realtor recommended it so that we can take care of any surprises without the time crunch of a contract.
Will most people still order their own? Im not sure if we want to pay if it's just an expense that people will duplicate anyway.
We offer pre-inspections to our sellers so that they know what they're getting into in case there's an issue that comes up during inspection that they can fix before listing the home.
This is a good route to go on a older home that you may or may not need some updating on.
It's the buyer's right to require an independent inspection and I would always recommend that they get one.
Pre-inpections are typically less expensive that a buyer's inspection by the way.
Pre-inpections are typically less expensive that a buyer's inspection by the way.
Why? Are they inspecting less and therefore finding less?
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