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Home Buyers:
Emotion often affects the buyer and makes it hard to imagine any problems with their new home. A buyer needs a home inspection to find out all the problems possible with the home before moving in.
- Been there, done that. Experienced inspectors have seen hundreds or even thousands of homes and have the routine down-pat. They know exactly what to look for. They usually know all the little quick-fix tricks, too, and will tell you if they find cover-up attempts.
- My brother-in-law can do it. Some people truly do have a friend or family member who can perform an inspection. But even though your brother may have some building experience he may not have the equipment or expertise required to do a thorough evaluation of the home. What if he misses a major problem? Will it create hard feelings within the family?
- I'm in love with this house. So much in love that you're ignoring problems? An inspector takes a clinical look at the house. You'll get only the facts, and that's what you need to make decisions about going forward with the purchase or negotiating your best deal on the house!
- I don't care what the problems are, I want this house. If that's true go ahead. You're the only one who can determine how much time, energy and money you can devote to the house. But keep in mind that an inspection that uncovers safety issues can help you prioritize repairs.
- It's a brand new home. There won't be any problems. Maybe in a perfect world. New construction isn't always problem-free. Get a professional evaluation prior to your walk-thru with the builder, or before your waranty period expires.
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Introducing a NEW service:
the Annual Safety / Maintenance Contract.
Your house is probably your largest and most important asset, but how many of them come with an owners manual? Not many. Your house and its systems can give off symptoms of a pending problem. There are many little maintenance kind of items that, if left undiscovered and unchecked can turn into major (expensive) repairs down the road. Is your house ok? Do you know what to look for to make sure? Well, we do!
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Home Sellers:
Eventually your buyers are going to conduct an inspection. You may as well know what they are going to find by getting there first. Having an inspection performed ahead of time helps in many other ways:
- It's Been Like That for Years! An experienced inspector will look at your home using the critical eyes of a third party. Maybe something that you forgot long ago is a potential stumbling block to a quick sale. Also, having a better idea of the true overall condition of your home, will help you establish a realistic value on it.
- Look what I found! Every home inspection, even on a brand new house, will probably uncover something that needs attention prior to listing the house for sale.
- Who do you think should find the fault? It is so much better for your prelisting inspection to turn up something right at the start of the process. This enables you to leisurely decide if and how to address the issue. And it affords you the time to find the best price from a contractor you know & trust rather than having the potential buyer submit a sky-high estimate for the repairs at the height of the negotiations. Who needs that stress???
- It puts YOU in the driver's seat. Providing a prospective buyer with a copy of your pre-listing inspection is worth its weight in gold in alleviating any potential concerns or suspicions they may have. It adds additional professional documentation to your Disclosure Statement. And it may even encourage the buyer to waive the inspection contingency. At the very least, the pre-listing inspection will alert you to any safety issues that you may have with your house before you open it up to the general public for showing
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