If you are selling your home:
A
last-minute house inspection, ordered by the buyer,
may reveal problems that delay the closing or even
cancel the sale of your home. Their inspector may
report faulty wiring or missing hurricane straps.
The buyer may want out, even if you offer to make
all the necessary repairs. If you know beforehand
about any defects, you can attend to them or inform
the buyers. A professional inspection report may
protect you from liability. By disclosing adverse
conditions you decide not to repair, you avoid future
non-disclosure claims. Having reassuring written
evidence that your house is sound, while saving
the buyers a few hundred dollars on an inspection,
may tilt them in your direction. If buyers are interested
in your home but skeptical of your inspection report,
feel confident to encourage them to hire their own
company.
Why
wait to rely on a house inspection from a potential
buyer to tell you what to do with your home? Take
control of your investment and expedite your sale.
Eliminate secondary negotiations. The marketability
of your home could be substantially increased,
while maximizing your sale price!
If your home
came with a one year warranty:
Be
sure to mark the date your warranty expires. Have
your home inspected in advance - while it is still
the builders' responsibility. There may be repairs
or replacements needed that you are not even aware
of - yet.
If your insurance company
requires an inspection:
If
you own an older home or are east of interstate
95, at some point when your homeowners insurance
comes up for renewal, you will be notified that
you must have certain elements of your property
inspected and a written report submitted. It's
a simple and inexpensive inspection. Don't neglect
it. Your homeowners insurance will be cancelled
if you don't submit the inspection report
If
your insurance company is not allowing you a discount
for hurricane shutters and you do have them, it
may be because they require a written inspection
as documentation. This is simple and inexpensive
to do and will save you money every year that
you have the policy.
Another insurance discount often available is
for wind storm protection. This also requires a
written report, is inexpensive and will save you money
annually.Preparing for the home
inspection.
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