The Importance of a Pre-Listing Home Inspection
Why Having A Home Inspected Before Putting It Up For Sale Can Increase Its Value.
I have come to learn that a home seller who does not have a pre-listing home inspection, hardly ever settles on the asking price. This is mainly due to the pre-purchase home inspection. We can get more into what is more commonly known as pre-purchase home inspections later on. For now, I will focus on the importance of a pre-listing home inspection as well as its pros and cons.
First things first. What is a pre-listing home inspection? A pre-listing home inspection is just another name for a home inspection that is performed with the same Standards Of Practice and with the same level of diligence. A pre-listing home inspection covers the condition, description, and reporting of the roof, the foundation, crawlspace, basement, walls, floors, ceilings; everything needed to keep—and quite possibly add to the—price sought for the property inspected.
There are various benefits to having a home inspected before selling it. Consider that any defects found would be remedied before potential buyers saw the property. The process would be much faster because a home inspection has already been performed. There will be no surprise remedies needed, because any identified defects will have already been corrected.
First things first. What is a pre-listing home inspection? A pre-listing home inspection is just another name for a home inspection that is performed with the same Standards Of Practice and with the same level of diligence. A pre-listing home inspection covers the condition, description, and reporting of the roof, the foundation, crawlspace, basement, walls, floors, ceilings; everything needed to keep—and quite possibly add to the—price sought for the property inspected.
There are various benefits to having a home inspected before selling it. Consider that any defects found would be remedied before potential buyers saw the property. The process would be much faster because a home inspection has already been performed. There will be no surprise remedies needed, because any identified defects will have already been corrected.