The Best Time to Inspect - Part 1

Written by Wally Conway


Home inspections conducted prior to a home being placed onrepparttar market is one ofrepparttar 101472 wisest moves a seller can make. The initial response from sellers when approached withrepparttar 101473 idea of an inspection done asrepparttar 101474 home is about to be put up for sale is most alwaysrepparttar 101475 same - "What?!"

Let's review a few ofrepparttar 101476 most common concerns about Pre-Listing Home Inspections.

1. "The buyer will not accept an inspection done forrepparttar 101477 seller."

That is correct! The inspection done forrepparttar 101478 seller is not intended to replacerepparttar 101479 inspection done forrepparttar 101480 buyer. The purpose ofrepparttar 101481 pre-listing inspection is to putrepparttar 101482 seller in control!

Given that no good surprise can come torepparttar 101483 seller duringrepparttar 101484 home inspection, regardless of when it is done or whom it is done for, it makes perfect sense to get every strand of information as soon as it can be gotten. Bad news doesn't get better with time.

If there is some bad news, or more correctly, some items that needs attention or might have an impact onrepparttar 101485 home's value, who better to receive that information thanrepparttar 101486 seller? And when is a better time to receive that information than beforerepparttar 101487 home is placed onrepparttar 101488 market?

The simple fact is this - a home inspection atrepparttar 101489 time of listing will putrepparttar 101490 seller inrepparttar 101491 best possible position. Withrepparttar 101492 complete and clear view ofrepparttar 101493 home's strengths and weaknesses,repparttar 101494 home can be marketed torepparttar 101495 best benefit ofrepparttar 101496 seller.

2. "I don't want to pay forrepparttar 101497 inspection."

This is certainly understandable. The seller generally perceives thatrepparttar 101498 inspection is intended forrepparttar 101499 buyer, hence, should be a buyer's responsibility. But to haverepparttar 101500 benefit ofrepparttar 101501 information it must be paid for. Never have we had a complaint from a seller aboutrepparttar 101502 value ofrepparttar 101503 inspection! In every case atrepparttar 101504 conclusion of a pre-listing inspection,repparttar 101505 seller felt they had made a good choice in spendingrepparttar 101506 money to getrepparttar 101507 inspection done.

The Problem with Partials!

Written by Wally Conway


Frequently, we getrepparttar request in our office for a "partial" inspection. This is another of those things that truly escapes my logic. While I am sure thatrepparttar 101471 basis for this request isrepparttar 101472 desire to reducerepparttar 101473 expense ofrepparttar 101474 inspection, partial inspections are often a high-risk event for everyone concerned. Let me explain by way of example.

The most common partial inspection request isrepparttar 101475 roof inspection. This is due primarily torepparttar 101476 high replacement cost ofrepparttar 101477 roof andrepparttar 101478 probability of extensive damage torepparttar 101479 interior ofrepparttar 101480 home shouldrepparttar 101481 roof fail.

Here's whererepparttar 101482 problems begin. Most folks assume thatrepparttar 101483 roof inspection takes place onrepparttar 101484 roof. It is true that walking onrepparttar 101485 roof is an important element ofrepparttar 101486 roof inspection. But, to really judgerepparttar 101487 past history and future performance ofrepparttar 101488 roof,repparttar 101489 interior ofrepparttar 101490 home as well as attic space should also be inspected.

More often then not, roofs leak for quite some time intorepparttar 101491 attic beforerepparttar 101492 leak is detected inrepparttar 101493 interior living space. Some leaks begin so small that for yearsrepparttar 101494 wood roof sheathing is kept wet and rotting. The water my also have dripped onto wires causing corrosion and ductwork causing mold! How are these additional discoveries disclosed inrepparttar 101495 context ofrepparttar 101496 "partial" inspection?

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