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Pre-Sale Inspections Can Help Sell A Home!
"This home pre-inspected by a Certified Master InspectorTM"
How does that sound to a prospective buyer and his/her RE agent?
Metro-Spec Property Inspection Services offers pre-sale inspections to current home owners who are, or considering, selling their home. Homeowners who have lived in their home for many years, grow accustomed to home conditions that may not be acceptable to a new home buyer. My third party opinion gives the home owner a more objective approach to the condition of the property. Repairs can be made before the marketing of the home begins.
Just as home buyers get pre-qualified for a home loan, they clean up their credit reports and other loan application issues before they go looking for a home. Pre-sale inspections do the same thing for your current residence.
The cost of most repairs will be returned to you two-fold when the home sells. Repairs made that I note on the pre-sale inspection can give a prospective home buyer comfort in knowing the quaility of the home for sale. Inspecting your home and repairing listed problems can speed up home sales process by as much as 30%. In most cases, it is cheaper to fix a small problem than negotiate the price down.
Real estate agents that do pre-sale inspections all stand-out from competitors.
The pre-sale inspection will be performed the same as a regular home inspection. The reports and pages of home maintenance information will be presented to the home owner, and are placed into a binder for presentation to a prospective buyer. Receipts and/or list of any repairs performed after the pre-sale inspection can be noted and placed at the back of the binder. CD with pictures taken during the inspection is also provided. Pictures can be printed at extra cost. Cost of a pre-sale inspection will be the same as a regular, full home inspection.
Don't reduce your price; get a pre-sale inspection,
Do a few repairs, and raise the price of the home!!!
Some reasons for a pre-sale inspection are:
-Doing repairs before the home is marketed will be cheaper in cost, rather than doing the repairs in a hurry during the contingency period. Contractors charge higher "hurry fees" during contingency periods.
-A physical check-up of a home before listing.
-Identifying problems, safety issues, and a listing of preventative measures.
-An understanding of the home’s condition for everyone; helps educate your agent on the condition of the home for prospective buyers.
-Shows pride of ownership by current owner; make the prospective buyer more comfortable and informed about the property listed for sale.
-Stop problems that can come up during negotiations that can lengthen negotiating time/days.
-A pre-Inspected home is more welcomed by another company realtor; the agent will feel more at ease by showing the home to his/her home buyer/client.
-Can get more $ for the home than another neighborhood compatible priced homes
-Faster closing dates; no waiting in most cases for another inspection.
-More information available for potential buyers at their first visit.
-Includes list helpful hints to better display and stage the home for potential buyers
-Yard sign available. Termite inspection, included at full home inspection price, and radon test, optional, can save days of negotiations.
-Through April of 2012 I will include a free walk-through of the home with any prospective buyer or a sitting with the agent at an open house.
- Call for furthur details
To all real estate agents considering a pre-sale inspection: make sure you use myself, an educated, Certified Master InspectorTM to do the pre-sale inspection. Using a basic, state licensed inspector to do the pre-sale inspection can cause problems later. The prospective home buyer can choose to hire their own inspector, who may be more educated and experienced than a basic state licensed inspector, and find other defects that were not found at the pre-sale inspection. See the pricing page of this web site for more information about basic home inspectors. So, suggest to your seller to hire me, get a pre-sale inspection, do some repairs, and sell the home for a higher price, and get more commissions and fewer call-backs.
Concerned with no home showings?
I can assist you, the home owner, in the selling your home. For $50 per visit, I can present you with lists of staging tips, maintenance suggestions, and tell you about home inspections. This visit will also contain a list of safety and security information when potential buyers come to visit your home. Lists of maintenance suggestions are presented to you to help in the presentation of your home for prospective buyers. This consultation can even increase the value of your home by simply performing the tips listed. A little work goes along way in helping sell your home in this economy.
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