Seller's Home Inspection
Inspecting prior to taking offers

Realtors
You may use this book royalty free to educate your sellers on how to sell their home for more money. Many of the ideas are not new and most likely will not be new to the experienced Realtor, however, your clients may not have considered many of these strategies. You have permission to print or distribute this book as you see fit.

Why do them?
Everything has a time and a place and now is the time of the Seller's Home Inspection service. There is no question that inventory is rising, interest rates are rising, and transaction volume is declining. All of this is leading to a competitive market for sellers. In order to compete effectively sellers have to make their property stand out amongst the crowd. Curb appeal, location, and price are the cornerstones of getting the foot traffic necessary to effectively market a property but there is often one overlooked component that can derail any amount of curb appeal, location or price - the home inspection.

How will the parties benefit?
Someone once said, "what you don't know, can't hurt you", not so in real estate. I have seen it all too often, that horrified look of a seller that, for the first time, discovers they have a thousands of dollars in structural, electrical, or drainage repairs, and the once solid deal is pending a $10,000 credit. No one likes surprises,especially big financial surprises in the middle of real estate transaction. Here is a bullet list of how all the parties will benefit from a Seller's Home Inspection:

• Minimize big surprises- what you don't know can kill your deal
• Assistance with disclosure - noboby likes to served papers and paying attorneys fees
• Repairs cost less when you have time to call multiple contractors
• Buyer's feel at ease when they have more information - less hedging their bets may mean a higher sale price
• Agent's can counsel their clients to make repairs or offer credits is cash is tight - take away the negotiating power of the buyer
• Agent and homeowner can accurately price property for market conditions AND property condition

What's included?
The basic package includes a general home inspection with digital photographs, instant online access to the reports and more...

• Basic Level Home Inspection (click here for more information)
• Digital photographs in the report
• Instant secure online access for the agents, buyers, sellers - no email account required just a web browser
• Download the file (see a sample) and print copies or save them to CD Rom or your hard drive - you have control
• A walk through and discussion of the report with the buyer is available for $199.00 - let me make them my client and they will be more agreeable to accepting your report
• A 120 day home warranty is available at additional cost (please request) that covers you during the escrow process (this is not the same warranty that is transferrable to the buyer for a year)
  

Frequently asked questions

Doesn't the buyer pay for the home inspection?
Everything is negotiable. Historically, buyer's will pay for the home inspection and the seller will pay for the pest inspection (in Sonoma County -varies by region). Over the past few years the trend has slowly been moving to where seller's are more interested in having their own inspector give them the facts prior to accepting offers to minimize surprises during escrow.

Does the report expire?
Technically, there is no expiration date on an inspection. With that said, the more times passes the less accurate the report is likely to be because conditions do change. Most people feel a report in the last 90-120 days is acceptable.

Why do you charge a fee for the buyer's walkthrough?
As a service company our product is our knowledge and time- I can't sell 12:00PM on Tuesday twice in a day.

How will the the buyer benefit by paying for a walkthrough?
Trust is everything and buyer's do have a reluctance to beleive all of what is in a seller's report. By allowing the inspector and the buyer to discuss the report in person they will be begin to build a relationship based on trust and understanding, which may put any concerns the buyer has with report at ease. Anybody who has been in Real Estate for any length of time can tell you that there is a big difference in reading a home inspection report and discussing the condition on site with the client - not everything will translate to the written word.

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