Pasadena Sellers: Save Thousands of Dollars with Home Inspections

Usually, when a buyer purchases a Pasadena home, one of the first things that their Pasadena real estate agent will recommend that they do will be a home inspection

Usually, when a buyer purchases a Pasadena home, one of the first things that their Pasadena real estate agent will recommend that they do will be a home inspection.

A common home inspection usually takes anywhere from 3 to 5 hours depending on the size of the home and after the inspection, a buyer will receive a pretty complete report identifying both small and large items.

The home inspection also takes place in the first week or ten days of the escrow AFTER an offer on your home has been accepted. The buyer will review the list of items on the inspection report and will submit a list to you the seller of items/conditions that they will want you to repair, replace or give the buyer credit for. This is a perfect opportunity to re-negotiate the price of the home for many a savvy buyer.

This is usually step 2 in home price negotiations.

As a seller, you can prevent further negotiations AFTER the home sale price has been set and accepted by ordering your own home inspection report PRIOR to listing your Pasadena home for sale.

By having this inspection done in advance, you can take steps to repair as many items as you and your Pasadena Realtor feel necessary to ensure a quick sale of your home. In most instances, these repairs will cost you less to do up front with your choice of contractors.

Seondly and most importantly, your Pasadena Real Estate Agent will be able to present this home inspection report to all potential buyers for review BEFORE the price is negotiated and accepted. This way, items that have been repaired can be pointed out to the buyer and they can sign off on the review and the receipt of the report so there are no surprises later on when they hire their own inspector.

A pre-inspection of your home can save you lots of money and take away some of the stress in selling your Pasadena home.

If you would like to get a list of CREIA (California Real Estate Inspection Association) approved home inspectors, please do not hesitate to call me at 626-627-7107 or email me at Irina@Irina4RealEstate.com.

For a private consultation on how you can get the most money for your Pasadena home, please give me a call.

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Posted on June 05, 2008 11:31:42

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A professional
pre-purchase home inspection can reduce anxiety by screening for
problems and itemizing them in a comprehensive report. This home inspection report may
include approximations of repair costs and recommendations of useful
upgrades to the property systems. The general result of a professional
home inspection is that property buyers make significantly more informed
purchases.

Screening for Problems: All homes
have strong and weak points, they are not always what they seem. Gain
the perspective and sound information you need to make better decisions
with a home inspection performed by an experienced professional home
inspectors. A good home inspectors works through a very long checklist
of potential concerns to identify the major and minor deficiencies in
the home. A good report will clearly describe the problems
and illustrate them along with the what-to and how-to of repairs.

Provide Owners Benefits: Home owners who
are planning to make improvements to their homes in order to increase
its market value would be well advised to have it inspected first. A
home inspectors can help prioritize home improvements and offer advice
on the best ways to approach repairs. More importantly, an inspectors
can help the seller identify potential or undiscovered problems before
those problems become material for contract contingencies. By taking a
pro-active approach one can avoid the frustrations many owners encounter
when they are asked to re-negotiate their contracts because of
unanticipated problem areas.

Credentials: Like any other professional,
home inspectors
(even those with licenses) have varied degrees of expertise. All
home inspectors should be carefully screened. Inspectors learn
from experience. It takes a few thousand inspections and a more
than a few complaints for a home inspectors to LEARN what it takes to
satisfy clients. I spent seven years as a construction contractor
prior to becoming a home inspectors in 1993. I have taught the New
Jersey home inspection training class to new inspectors for a few years.
I still see things I have never seen before. Would you want the biggest
investment of your life inspected by a person who took a three week
training class? RECENTLY PASSED LEGISLATION ALLOWS NEW JERSEY HOME
INSPECTORS TO BE LICENSED WITH AS LITTLE AS THREE WEEKS OF CLASS ROOM
TRAINING AND JUST ONE WEEK IN ACTUAL HOMES. LICENSING IS A MINIMUM
QUALIFICATION. MAKE SURE YOU ASK FOR RESUME!