Having your home inspected by a NACHI inspector before you list is the recommendation found
in the new edition of the book, Sell Your Home For More by Nick Gromicko.
Eventually your buyers
are going to conduct an inspection. You may as well know what they are going to find by getting there first. The author points
out that having an inspection performed ahead of time helps in many other ways: - It allows
you to see your home through the eyes of a critical third-party.
- It helps
you to price your home realistically.
- It permits you to make repairs
ahead of time so that ...
- Defects won't become negotiating stumbling
blocks later.
- You have the time to get reasonably priced contractors or
make the repairs yourself, if qualified.
- It may encourage the buyer
to waive the inspection contingency.
- It may alert you of items of immediate
personal concern, such as radon gas or active termite infestation.
- It
may relieve prospect's concerns and suspicions.
- It reduces your
liability by adding professional supporting documentation to your disclosure statement.
- Alerting you to immediate safety issues before agents and visitors tour your home.
Copies of the inspection report along with receipts for any repairs should be made available to
potential buyers.
