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THE BENEFITS
OF
A Pre-listing Home
Inspection
A pre-listing home inspection can help you prepare for a smoother
sales transaction by helping to disclose items and set the proper
sales prices based on the true condition of the home.
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Homeowners
thinking of selling their homes in the near future should
contact a professional home inspector before listing the
property with a Realtor.
Usually, home inspections are not done until a buyer has made
an offer to the seller. If an inspector finds plumbing leaks
or a faulty roof, however, a buyer may back away from the
purchase. Therefore, home inspectors are recommending
"pre-listing inspections" to help ensure a smoother
transaction.
Even problems that may seem small can be
significant and decrease the home’s value.
Examples are leaky toilets, stuck windows,
broken tiles, or lack of building permits
for additions.
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Larger defects such as a
faulty electrical system, moisture-damaged wood,
or roofs that need to be repaired
or replaced will
definitely be found by a home
inspector and will cause
the home’s price to drop
if not repaired.
A
pre-listing home inspection gives potential
sellers information on needed
repairs before putting their homes
on the market. If the
homeowner decides not to repair the
faulty items and decides to
disclose these conditions,
the home’s selling price
can be adjusted accordingly.
No matter what defects a home inspector
finds in a pre-listing or post-listing
inspection, it is ultimately
the seller’s decision whether
or not to make repairs. A prelisting home
inspection gives sellers the advantage
of knowing what may affect the selling
price before listing their property.
Please give us a call if we can answer any additional
questions about the benefits of a pre-listing
home inspection!
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From the desk of . . .
Arthur S. Lazerow
About Our Services
FEE
REFUND POLICY.
Alban’s
full inspection fee
refund policy has helped
numerous
homebuyers when the transaction
did
not close. However, there are limitations,
which
earlier versions of our corporate
home inspection
brochure did not address. We
will refund
the home inspection
fee (not environ- mental
testing fees) or perform the
next inspection
free if the sales
price is below $300,000
and there is a bona fide residential purchase
agreement.
WELL WATER
TESTING. Basic well water
testing includes e-coli, coliform, nitrites and nitrates.
Loans guaranteed by FHA and VA on
properties with wells require, in addition to
the four categories described above, lead, iron,
turbidity, pH and chlorine testing. These
tests take over a week to digest, so order
water testing early in the 30- day pre- settlement
time frame.
SEPTIC SYSTEM TESTING. Alban
performs a dye test when a septic system test is
ordered. The inspector then returns to the property
two days after dye is introduced into the
system to check for failure. A more exhaustive
inspection protocol, including pumping
the septic tank and visually inspecting
the baffles, is available. Buyer’s agents
should be aware of this test. It is more expensive
than a dye test but provides buyers more
information.
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