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What a Typical Pre-Listing Home Inspection Covers... - External Conditions & Surfaces
- Roof, Attic, Insulation
& Ventilation
- Plumbing
- Electrical
- Appliances
- Heating & Cooling
Systems
- Foundations & Slabs
- Basements & Crawl Spaces
- Floors, Walls & Ceilings
- Garage, Driveways, and Sidewalks
- A Pre-Listing inspection allows the home owner a preliminary status of the real properties
condition prior to MLS® Listing or For Sale by Owner advertisement.
- Providing a Pre-Listing inspection is typically
less stressful in the long run as issues previously undisclosed and unknown that require attention do not blindside the Seller/Owner
at contract time.
- A
Pre-Listing inspection allows ease in scheduling and does not require the time limitations of a normal sales contractual
agreement.
- Providing a Pre-Listing inspection gives the Seller/Owner greater familiarity with their home and its functionality
and provides the Seller/Owner an opportunity to exchange valuable information with respect to their properties condition and
peculiarity, thereby assuring all of the individuals concerned of their intent to properly provide for the required disclosure
statements.
- Providing
a Pre-Listing inspection can provide a task list type maintenance ledger of existing major and minor concerns, deficient functional
conditions, safety issues, items to monitor, or improvements, that when remediated or addressed improves the potential to
increase a properties value and return on investment.
- Providing a Pre-Listing inspection report to the potential Buyer or Investor gives confidence
that positive effort on behalf of the Seller/Owner to address issues discovered during the Pre-Listing inspection have been
met and forthcoming.
- Providing
a Pre-Listing inspection serves to reduce liability of both Seller/Owner and their Real Estate Agents by volunteering compliance
with disclosure laws.
- Providing a Pre-Listing inspection eliminates delays at the bargaining table and adds benefit to the general
efficiency of the real estate transaction by all those involved on all sides.
- Providing a Pre-Listing inspection gives the Seller/Owner
nearly total control of choice over the types of maintenance provided, control over the costs of materials used, control over
contractors of their choice, control over warranties transferable, control over construction times, control of availability
to market, and increased potential property value.
- Providing a Pre-Listing inspection
pays for itself by reducing anxiety and stress, controlling costs, minimizing important “last minute”
issues, eliminating apprehension of renegotiating for unknown conditions, reducing the potential for liability, providing
greater opportunity to increase the property value, and by contributing to the positive general flow, straightforwardness
and probable smoothness of the transaction.
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provide Sellers with an opportunity to address unforeseen action items which might otherwise remain undisclosed until being
revealed by the prospective Home Buyers Inspector.
Having a Professional Pre-Listing Inspection can
ultimately pay for itself while informing you before hand of the condition and state of the property, gives you documentation
of the need, the choice of repairs, by whom, the control of their cost, which results in proof of the remediation, warranties
if applicable which may be available and /or transferable to the buyer, the capability to eliminate delays at the bargaining
table, provides confidence and reduces anxiety and stress, minimizes market price renegotiation, provides the opportunity
for smooth transactions, reduces Seller/Owner and Agent Liability, can improve Seller/Owner Return on Investment, property
value and Market Price Paid.
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