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Get a Professional Inspection Before Listing Your Home - by Rick Hendershot

Real Estate Selling Tips - #16

Here's another time saving suggestion when you're selling your home: order an inspection of your home by a professional inspector. This is usually something done by the buyer and it is normally done after you have an offer has been accepted.

Doing it now, instead of waiting for the buyer to do it lets you take care of problems before they are sprung on you at the last minute. This can save a lot of time between contract and final settlement if the inspector does find something you are not aware of. You will also have time to get other opinions and find the best contractor to fix the problems.

An inspection can also be used as a selling point. Prospective buyers will be less tentative about your home if they know you have had a professional inspector take a close look at your home in advance. Often an inspector will do these pre-contract inspections for a discounted price.

Another advantage is you will not be at the mercy of your prospective buyer's inspector. If the prospective buyer's inspector finds something yours didn't, there is now room to discuss the differences between the two inspections.

And finally, if the buyer decides to go with your inspection, you will be saving them the trouble and cost of getting one done themselves.