Selling A Home: Some Practical Advice – Part 2
Posted by RealEstate_Guru
It’s not hard to sell real estate in Raleigh NC if you follow a few relatively simple steps. Along with sprucing up your property inside and out, you should also make a frank assessment of what a potential buyer might see as problems with your home. There’s no better way to do this than to have a professional inspector evaluate the property inside and out. Since it’s virtually certain that any serious buyer will engage an inspector, why not be proactive and do so yourself before putting your home on the market.
Here are just a few of the benefits of having an inspection before putting your home on the market:
A home inspection gives you an evaluation of your home as seen through a buyer’s eyes. Your inspector’s report, even if highly negative, will help you develop an unbiased opinion of the property and what’s required to get it ready for sale.
Using an inspector helps you to determine a realistic price for your home.
An inspection may turn up issues that need to be handled ahead of time. This assures that buyers won’t consider them to be factors that drive your asking price lower. The inspection may also identify safety problems that need to be fixed before agents and potential buyers tour your home.
The inspection may discover immediate hazards such a radon gas, natural gas leaks or electrical problems that put you and your family in danger.
If your locality requires sellers to furnish disclosure statements to buyers, including an inspection by a certified professional along with the disclosure gives the seller increased credibility from the buyer’s point of view. Be sure to enclose receipts for any repairs you make along with the inspection report.
Finally, a certified and credible inspection may lead the buyer to waive the inspection contingency in the sales contract because it reduces the inevitable suspicions a buyer may have. From the seller’s point of view, an inspection may reduce liability because it adds supporting documentation from a qualified professional inspector. So if you have real estate to sell in Raleigh NC, having an inspection done before putting your home on the market is a sound and prudent step to take.
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