Question:
“What do you think of having a contractor inspecting my home before I put it on the market?”
Answer:
It’s a GREAT idea.
The one and only downside is it’ll cost you about $350. But the many benefits to you include:
1. If there are any health or safety items, you can have them fixed now, while you’re living in the home, so you and your family are not personally at risk.
2. You can have the inspector correct any mistakes in the report. They DO occasionally make mistakes.
3. It eliminates a huge cause of concern, worry, fear of the unknown.
4. Since you’re not in a rush, you have time get several repair bids and potentially save money.
5. A clean report is a clean bill of health and will help you with your marketing.
6. Depending on what they are, you fix several items and “brag” about them in your marketing, helping you get a higher price.
7. You’ll know much earlier how much you’ll net from your sale.
8. Having an inspection in hand may make a nervous buyer more comfortable about making an offer.
9. You can shorten the buyer’s inspection contingency period.
10. Dealing with the report helps eliminate the biggest reason homes fall out of escrow.
11. Having your buyer sign off on the report lessens your liability as you have proof that problems have been disclosed.
