Selling a Property?

It is rare now for a buyer of a home not to have a home inspection as a condition of purchase.

How does that effect the home selling?

Basically, it means that the home will be put under the “microscope”. A home inspector will go through the property, itemizing all the minor and major defects and will report those findings to the purchaser. 

The inspectors job is to carefully check the homes structural and mechanical systems for problems that can lead to large repair bills later. The home inspection is a critical part of the sale process. 

Nobody wants to buy a “bad” house. However, some buyers use the results of a home inspection as an opportunity for re-negotiation, often requesting the homeowner to reduce the sale price by thousands of dollars. 

This process can turn into a nightmare for an unprepared seller. Home inspections can cost home sellers thousands of dollars and in some cases, a failed transaction. No home is perfect. 

Many homes may not have major problems but even a number of minor defects can give rise to a buyer’s request for abatement (a reduction in the sale price) or a complete release from the agreement. 

Sometimes it’s just that the home inspector scared the purchaser by not explaining that the minor and typical problems are just that - minor and typical. The last thing any homeowner wants in the “eleventh hour” of the sale is a purchaser who wants to re-negotiate the sale.

A Buyers Choice House Inspections is somewhat unique in that the report you as a seller obtains is transferrable to the successful purchaser who is then covered by our insurance.