Coconut Creek Real Estate: Pros and Cons of Sellers Conducting Home Inspections

In the Coconut Creek real estate process there are pros and cons to sellers conducting home inspections before listing and selling a home. Many people in the real estate business see the merit of a home inspection before listing a home because it enables problems that could become deal breakers to be resolved before they ever become known to a potential buyer. Of course a pre-listing home inspection can also unveil a laundry list of issues that a home owner may not be prepared to deal with or pay for.

If a seller decides to do a home inspection before putting his Coconut Creek home on the market he has a choice of fixing the issues that present themselves, or opting not to. A home owner has to disclose the inspection items when under contract and therefore must be prepared to fix problems, allocate money at closing to fix problems, or be prepared for a contract to fall apart. The positive side of a home inspection is that problems with a home can be eradicated and no surprises should occur at selling regarding the condition of the home.

Whether a home inspection is instigated by a seller or not, the home will have an inspection when it is put under contract, a seller simply needs to decide whether he wants to know what issues up front or be caught off guard while under contract. Talk to a Coconut Creek REALTOR® today about inspecting your property before selling

Click here to read a recent article from the Wall Street Journal, “Home Sellers Need Inspections, Too”.

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