| Selling a home
can be a very stressful time in anyone’s life. In most
cases, if you are selling a home, you are also buying another.
The stress factor can be extreme. JLC Inspections and C.M.I.
Canine Mold Investigations understand the problems you face
and can guide you through the process with greater ease.
Why should I have an Inspection done on my home when
I know that the buyer will do the same?
We have found that having a Inspection done prior to listing
your home or receiving your first offer can be beneficial
in many ways. A pre-listing inspection is different from an
inspection that might be done during escrow. A primary difference
is that more emphasis is placed on the cosmetic condition
of your home. Another huge advantage is that an estimated
cost for repair of specific items is supplied, to help you
better assesses the asking price of your home.
As an example, let us assume you have determined the fair
market value for your home to be $655,000. A pre-listing inspection
is performed and the estimate to repair or replace comes to
$3,000. Your options are to repair the items or negotiate
with the buyer. If you elect to make the necessary repairs
yourself, the new asking price of your home is $658,000. After
the cost of your inspection, you have saved nearly $3,000.
Perhaps an even more important aspect of a pre-listing inspection
is the opportunity to learn about the problems in your home
before your potential buyer does! When a buyer becomes aware
that the home they are interested in purchasing needs repairs,
they tend to scrutinizing the home, making “mountains
out of molehills”. Why plant the seeds of doubt and
subject yourself to additional stress?
Remember:
- It is not uncommon during the selling process for the
buyer to negotiate for a better price on your home or ask
that money be placed in escrow to fix items found by the
buyer’s inspector.
- More often than not, quotes given by the buyer’s
Inspection team are inflated and substantially higher than
prices a seller might negotiate with his own Inspection
company.
- Having a pre-listing Inspection done will identify and
alert the seller to items which might be found during the
buyers inspection.
- Making necessary repairs prior to accepting an offer
will make your home appear to be in maximum condition. The
end result, you command a better price and reduce the loss
on the backside of the transaction.
JLC Inspections and C.M.I. have the contacts to help you.
Following a pre-listing inspection, we can provide recommendations
for companies that can do the necessary repairs to assist
you.
To
view details on a Home Inspection click here.
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