Would you like to save hundreds of dollars, maybe even more, when you sell your house? Of course, who wouldn’t? There is a simple solution: hire a home inspector before you list.
Why, you ask? Your buyers are going to do a home inspection anyway, right?
Yes, they should. However, the home inspector will find things wrong with the house, no doubt. And the buyers may well ask for repairs to be completed prior to closing. They may well even ask for the repairs to be done by a licensed, bonded contractor. And you know how much that can cost.
If you don’t want to do the repairs, you risk losing the buyer. If you do the repairs, you can be paying hundreds more than if you did the repairs yourself (assuming you can, of course.)
But, if you hire a home inspector yourself, before you list, you can get a list of what needs to be repaired and either do them yourself or hire someone more economical.
Then, as an added bonus, when the buyers have their home inspector run through, they won’t find nearly as much needing repair. The buyers might be so impressed that they don’t ask for any repairs.
A few hundred dollars up front can save you at least that much – and maybe even the entire deal.