Sellers Inspections

Whether you are selling your own home or using a realtor, it is a good idea to have a professional home inspection before you place the home on the market. All homes have strengths and weaknesses; and we give you the information to help you decide how serious the problems are. You decide which issues should be addressed. The more you know about your home, the more prepared you will be for the negotiation process. A quality home inspection can actually help with the sale of a house and reduce the risk associated with a buyer’s home inspection. A pre-listing inspection lets buyers know that the sellers are committed to selling the home and are sincere in their efforts to present their home’s condition fairly and accurately. After your inspection, reports are made available online at www.MoveinCertified.com.

Sellers go to http://www.MoveinCertified.com/sellers for more information.
Buyers go to http://www.MoveinCertified.com/buyers for more information.

When a buyer has a home inspected, it is after the contract has been negotiated and all of the defects of the house were supposed to be listed in the Seller’s Disclosure form. Therefore, based on the results of the buyer’s inspection, there are several actions the buyer can take. The buyer can . . .

•Request that the seller correct the problems.
•Request that the seller provide funding so the buyer can correct the problem after closing.
•Terminate the contract without forfeiture of their earnest money.

Had the results of a pre-listing home inspection been presented prior to the signing of the contract . . .

•Buyers would be unable to use the inspection as an excuse to get out of the contract
•Renegotiations after the home inspection should be minimal.
•Buyers would not be alarmed by undisclosed conditions of the house.
•The sellers would have time on their side. They can get several quotes for repairing any defects found. The sellers have the opportunity to make adjustments to the selling price or repairs can be made on the seller’s terms and not the terms of the buyer or available contractors due to time constraints.

Above all, a Pre-Listing Inspection is the ultimate gesture of full disclosure. It will help protect and assist the seller through the process of selling the home and is the best way to minimize the number of contingencies in the sales contract.

Be sure and ask about adding Thermal Imaging to your inspection!