Pre-market home inspections, part 1 — why you should inspect before you list
Most sellers wait for the buyer's inspector to find problems — and then panic. Smart sellers inspect first. Part 1 of this series explains why a pre-market inspection gives you control over the narrative, prevents surprises, and helps you net more at closing.
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Hey, what's up? This is Tim Clarke, your trusted real estate advisor in the Raleigh-Durham Triangle Market, and this is your free helpful tip and trick from Tim. Here's some insight on premarket inspections you may not be aware of. Although cleaning, decluttering, and depersonalizing are all important, premarket inspections help avoid delays in any additional surprise cost.
A premarket inspection can eliminate buyer's objections and improve the marketability of the property buyer, ensuring each potential buyer that there are no hidden defects in the condition of the property before negotiating under contract. This demonstrates that the seller either properly corrected all or most defects, or they have disclosed the issues and reflected the adjustments in the list price. For the sellers who firmly believe or don't intend to make any repairs in the seller house as is, those potential buyers will be dissatisfied with getting a better price and making the repairs themselves after closing can be eliminated early by providing them with the information rather than them finding out after going under contract and inspecting the property. This is Tim Clarke, and this is your free helpful tip.
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