Seller's Home Inspection FAQ
How can I explain to my seller that this is the best money he or she will spend
to sell their home with the least stress, and the most savings?
- Explain that the future Buyer will bring a home inspector and will
comb through their home and list defects or problems, which most likely
will come with inflated estimates and cause renegotiation or anxiety.
- Ask them to visit our web site (www.homegauge.com)and see the examples
and info on why a Seller's inspection is the best money ever spent.
- Explain that the report will be viewable on the internet attached
to their listing with you. This will help sell the home more efficiently,
increase interest and will stand out among other listings.
- Also, help them to realize their option to correct any problems, and
have a reinspection to remove those problems that were corrected, and
revise the report on the internet.
- Above all, a Seller's Inspection is the ultimate gesture of full disclosure
and will help protect them.
Are seller's inspections just as thorough as a buyers inspection?
A home inspection is only as good as the home inspector. A thorough inspector who
wants business, not lawsuits, will perform an unbiased inspection with
integrity.
But my new listing is "clean" and has no problems so
do I need a Seller's Inspection?
YES. It is great that your listing has no problems so lets prove it by uploading
the clean report to the HomeGauge web site, add the link to your listings,
and get that house sold fast fast fast!
Is the home inspection transferable from the Seller to the Buyer?
The home inspection should reveal the condition of the home at the time
it was inspected. Components and materials age and can fail at any time.
The information is naturally transferable to anyone who reads it. There
is no warranty or guarantee and components will fail regardless of whether
or not a home inspection was performed with the Seller or the Buyer. If
the listing ages before the buyer comes along, the buyer can elect to
have a fresh inspection at the normal cost. A reinspect is only to inspect
any items that were repaired.
The Report samples you have look great, but some areas in the examples
show significant damage to certain areas of the home. How can this be
a good thing to show on the web with my listing?
Excellent question. Quite frankly, it's not a good thing to show. But
it exists nonetheless, why wait until you spend countless hours to bring
a buyer, who in turn brings a home inspector, only then to discover the damage
and face all the negatives of inflated estimates, losing the sale, and
your time spent. Then you will have to start the process again with the legal and ethical
duty to give full disclosure of the defects and consider repairing the
items or adjusting your price.
OR,
As soon as the Seller's Inspection goes up, it is time to talk with
your agent. Only now, you and your agent are at the best advantage point
in the whole process. If significant damage or a major
defect exists then you both know something has to be done. Either the lower price or make repairs.
This will save you a big heartache of discovering there is a problem after
you found your new dream home and have begun packing. Once you make the
necessary repairs, the home inspector can return and send a new report with
clean pictures and comments. Now, you are set to coast downhill to closing!
The above steps are for when there is significant damage or a major defect found. However, when the home is
clean, showing only normal adjustments for a door or a window, or typical items found on most homes, the
report will be a selling tool. When a Buyer is intrigued about a home they are looking to buy, a main reservation
is wondering about the condition of the home. Seeing the report on the web site may produce a phone call for more info
instead of clicking to the next ad. It's a great sales tool if your home checks out! And if your home needs
repairs, then why not fix them on your terms and not the Buyers. After all, it is still your home.
What's my next step?
Go to our search database and locate a home inspector near you. Or call
your favorite home inspector and tell him or her to visit our site and
become a user (www.homegauge.com). You can also give us your name and
the home inspectors contact info that you use in your area. We will call him
or her and use your name as a warm referral.
Also see: Seller's Inspection Help
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