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.
- There is no delay in obtaining the Use and Occupancy permit.
- 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.