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We just received and a contract on our house. ( Yipee considering it hasn't been on the market 45 days!) My husband and I are living out of state and we are responsible or the termite inspection. Would it be acceptable to ask our agent to meet the inspector at our house for the inspection? I just don't want to drive 12 hours for a one hour deal. I am not worried about the inspection because we have had a pest/control contract in place since the house was built.
I am just not sure about the "norm" for this.The inspector will know our house since they are the ones who come to it on a regular basis. The agent would just need to be at the home while he is there. We are working with Cartus and I know her fees will be paid from them, but I am not sure if she gets paid less and thinks she shouldn't have to do this. I am not sure how much they are paying her.
Now, as far as the buyer's inspection- I know we shouldn't be there for that. Does the buyer's agent let the inspector/buyers in? The house is not vacant. All our nonessentials are still in the house.
In my area we have a lot of out of state buyers and sellers. Not having the seller present for inspections is the norm. I am always present during an inspection.
In some cases the inspecting firm will have a key to the lock box, if not the buyer's real estate agent should be able to open the property.
If I were you I'd ask that my real estate agent be present.
In our area it is the norm for the listing agent to handle these types of details. In my experience, most agents are more than willling to help in any reasonalbe way. Just ask the agent, it is not about the money, it is about the service.
As long as you are doing a regular representation type of contract with your agent the listing agent should meet the P&D guy there. If it is a limited representation/MLS only listing you would have to negotiate that fee separately.
Thank you all so much for your replies. I guess we will be calling our agent then! We are just trying to " get our ducks in a row" and make the process smooth for everyone involved. We do not want any delays in closing. We have until October 17th to do the termite inspection,but I want to do it ASAP.
raising3boys, I used to do a lot of referrals with Cartus, and you should actually be getting TOP DRAWER service, which includes meeting all your inspections, and going to your closing, etc. At the end of the day, your agent wants you to complete his/her evaluation with all excellents. Anything less does nothing for her.
Shelly thank you so much for the information about Cartus. I did not realize we would be completing an evaluation on her. So I guess then we should not hesitate to ask her to go to the inspection!
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