Pre-market home inspections, part 2 — what sellers should actually fix
Part 2 of the pre-market inspection series. Not every issue on an inspection report needs fixing before you list. I break down which repairs actually move the needle for buyers and which ones you can leave alone — so you spend smart and sell faster.
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Hey, what's up? This is Tim Clarke, your trusted real estate advisor at Raleigh-Durham Triangle Market, and this is your free helpful tip and trick from Tim. This is part two of my pre-marketing tip. In a residential real estate purchase transaction, the exposure of hidden defects are almost inevitable.
Most sellers are not even aware of the hidden defects that may have developed in their own property, particularly in the foundation, the basement, the attic, the roof, drainage, and other mechanical systems. Almost all buyers have extensive home inspections conducted to discover these defects, and then the buyer usually requests significant repairs in order to agree to purchase. Now, once this occurs, many buyers demand excessive repairs or create unrealistic expectations about how the repairs are conducted and by whom, leading to a greater expense, delay, and as well as frustration. Sometimes the repairs needed, even if the seller is willing to make them, will still discourage the buyer from completing the purchase.
By discovering those defects and repairing them in advance, sellers can substantially avoid these issues. Although the buyer will still have an inspection and some additional defects are usually discovered by a different inspector, they will usually be minor and take less time or expense to correct. This is Tim Clarke, and this is your free helpful tip. you
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