As a home seller, should you order a pre-inspection before putting your home on the market?
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If you are planning on selling your home, should you get a pre-inspection before you put your home on the market?
There are two different schools of thought on pre-inspections.
The first is that yes, getting a pre-inspection is a good idea. It will cost $400 to $500, and the home inspector will come up with a list of deficiencies. You can make those repairs or disclose those deficiencies to potential buyers. You have to disclose any deficiencies that you are aware of in your home.
The other school of thought that I lean toward is that you shouldn’t waste your money doing a pre-inspection. Chances are that you’ll spend that $400 or $500 and when the buyer comes along, they will pay their own inspector to examine the property. They want to make sure that the inspector looks out for their best interest, not your best interest as the seller.
There are two different schools of thought on pre-inspections.
The first is that yes, getting a pre-inspection is a good idea. It will cost $400 to $500, and the home inspector will come up with a list of deficiencies. You can make those repairs or disclose those deficiencies to potential buyers. You have to disclose any deficiencies that you are aware of in your home.
The other school of thought that I lean toward is that you shouldn’t waste your money doing a pre-inspection. Chances are that you’ll spend that $400 or $500 and when the buyer comes along, they will pay their own inspector to examine the property. They want to make sure that the inspector looks out for their best interest, not your best interest as the seller.
You shouldn’t waste your money on a pre-inspection.
The inspector the buyers hire will look at the inspection that’s already been done and find more repairs. After all, the buyer’s inspector wants to earn their keep, right? Then, you have even more things that you may need to spend money on or repair that might not have been an issue in the first place.
If you want to net the most money possible on your home sale, I recommend not going the pre-inspection route.
If you have any other questions about selling your home, just give me a call or send me an email. I would be happy to help you!
If you want to net the most money possible on your home sale, I recommend not going the pre-inspection route.
If you have any other questions about selling your home, just give me a call or send me an email. I would be happy to help you!
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