Building Specs is one of the innovators of Pre-Listing Inspections.
The seller can list the house with more confidence as to some of the concerns that may arise during a home inspection. By listing various issues the purchaser will be making a more informed offer on the property and will be less likely to come back and renegotiate disclosed items. This may also help purchasers to feel more at ease as to the seller's willingness to disclose.
The purchaser will have a better understanding and education as to the purchase they are about to make. The Realtor will be making more reasonable offers on the property and not taking a property off of the market only to discover concerns later on dusting a pre-purchase inspection. What to expect form all parties; inspector will make every effort to discover major visible defects, but different inspectors may have differing opinions on the properties primary components.
As home inspections become more frequent and more popular, there is a growing trend towards the use of pre-listing inspections. In addition to buyers requesting home inspections to identify potential problems and to increase peace of mind, some lenders now require home inspections.Realtors and sellers are recognizing the benefits of obtaining a pre-listing home inspection in order to identify and address potential deal-killing problems.
Agents invest a great deal of time, money, and energy into advertising and showing a home, and a pre-listing inspection can help insure that a home is ready to market. Listing agents and sellers are realizing that a pre-listing inspection is a proactive approach to successfully marketing, showing, and selling a home. No agent or seller likes to be in the position to react to negative inspection findings in a report obtained by a potential buyer. Home inspectors advise sellers and listing agents to obtain a pre-listing inspection, and often suggest appropriate courses of action for preparing the house for sale.
A pre-listing inspection enables the agent to hang out a
"Pre-Inspected Home" sign. Selling agents find this to be an attraction to prospective buyers. Why should an agent needlessly invest time and money only to have the buyer's or lender's inspector discover a major defect that delays, or at worst, voids the deal?