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When people are about to sell their home and finally find a (serious) potential buyer, the initial excitement can quickly turn into fear when they remember what’s next: the home inspection. Given their potential to make or break a deal, there is a lot going on on this crucial visit. So you may want to leave it to chance instead of leaving it to chance Have your home inspected before you put it on the market. Here’s why.
Why sellers should consider a home inspection
Nobody likes to be unprepared – especially during times of high stress like when you are selling your home. You can be so close to getting a quote and an unfavorable inspection later, and you’re right back in first place. Because of this, some professional home inspectors advise sellers to do their own inspection before putting the property on the market.
We will overlook the fact that following their advice means more money and work for them, and will focus on how to save money and work by identifying minor issues and addressing them before moving on to something more serious (and expensive) will. .
And when you talk about costs, loud HomeAdvisor.comA typical home inspection costs between $ 279 and $ 399. So you also need to find out if it’s included in your budget.
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“When there are issues like mold, it is best to be proactive and do an inspection before the home is put on the market to see if it needs to be fixed in advance,” said Joe Cummins, vice president of technical services at HouseMaster and trainer at the National Institute for Building Inspectors (NIBI) said BobVila.com in a recent interview.
Make sure you get documentation of the inspection to show to potential buyers – but don’t be surprised if they want to make their own. In this case, you at least had the opportunity to make the necessary improvements in advance.