Sutter Home Inspections, LTD

THE PLUSSES:

Identify, in order to eliminate, potential problems that might otherwise kill the deal.
Allow for full disclosure in order to deal with issues before the listing.
Prior to the listing, you can decide what to repair and what not to repair, and use your choice of repair personnel.
- Uncle Jimmy the builder.
- Friends and family.
- Do it yourself.
- Still must be done properly. Repair it properly or don’t do it at all.
After the Buyers inspection, repairs are likely to require licensed professionals.
- As a home inspector I recommend licensed repair personnel with copies of the invoice for my buyer clients.
The asking price can be adjusted up or down.
- “Allowances”
- “As is”
  - “As is” still requires full disclosure.
The asking price can be properly established.
The sale process is streamlined.
- No chasing down repair people while the home is off the market.
- A copy of the report can be made available to prospective buyers.
- The buyers may still want an independent inspection performed. That’s ok – you’ll be ready for that.
We can re-inspect and update the report.
- I suggest we leave the deficiency in the report and just acknowledge that it has been repaired.

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