Pre-Listing Inspection

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Are you selling your home?

Here are some advantages of having a Pre-List Home Inspection before you list it:

• May prompt the buyers to waive their own Inspection Condition. Even if they don't, a Seller Inspection means you won't be in for any surprises.
• You can schedule your inspection at your own convenience, rather than accommodate a buyer and his inspector.
• You can assist your inspector during the inspection, which is something not normally done during a buyer's inspection.
• A Move-In Certified® Seller Inspection may alert you to any immediate concerns, such as a broken pressure-relief valve on a hot water tank.

The Seller Inspection:

• allows you to take the time to shop for competitively priced contractors to make repairs, rather than making rushed decisions to get things fixed in a hurry.
• lets you attach repair estimates or paid invoices to the inspection report.
• removes over-inflated buyer-procured repair estimates from the negotiating table.
• Move-In Certified® yard signs, free from your Inspector, will attract potential buyers touring homes in your neighborhood.

A Move-In Certified® Inspection is the ultimate gesture in forthrightness on your part.

There are other distinct advantages of having a Move-In Certified® Inspection Report:

• You're given the opportunity to correct any issues and upade the report before it's distributed to real estate agents and prospective buyers.
• The Report provides an unbiased, third-party, professional opinion about the condition of the home to potential buyers.
• Deals are less likely to fall apart the way they often do when a buyer's inspection reveals unexpected problems at the last minute.
• The Report can be hosted on www.FetchReport.com, which can be used as an effective marketing tool.
• It can help you realistically price the home if problems exist.
• Can help you substantiate a higher asking price if problems don't exist or have been corrected.
• May relieve prospective buyers' unfounded suspicions and concerns before they walk away from an otherwise great deal.
• Provides full-disclosure protection from future legal claims.

Read this article that explains some of the reasons it's a good idea to have your home pre-inspected:  8-Unexpected-Factors-That-Can-Threaten-Your-Home-Sale.

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