Why transparency is Key The Advantages of a Home Inspection Report

• Home owners who undertake a Home Inspection Report prior to listing their home for sale will benefit from the transparency that this offers potential buyers. This gives them an immediate and distinct advantage over other sellers in the area and offers a buyer a sense of comfort.

• The report will show that you’re negotiating in good faith, and might encourage a buyer to accept certain defects in the home that they otherwise may not have. We have noticed the following amongst sellers who have had their homes inspected before taking them to market:

• 1) You gain an immediate advantage over other sellers in your area and are likely to sell faster.

• 2) The report tells every prospective buyer that your home has already been inspected for structural defects. They will no longer wonder if there are any unpleasant surprises waiting for them down the road.

• 3) If problems are detected, you’ll have a chance to correct them before a prospective buyer • discovers them.

• 4) Eliminate the 11th-hour negotiations over the monetary value of repairs.

• 5) The existence of the report satisfies the buyer of the need to acquire his own Property Inspection report which may be introduced as a suspensive condition allowing the buyer to exit the deal if he finds it unsatisfactory. A common occurrence these days