INSPECT NOW,,,,,,, PAY LATER

As a home seller, chances are good that you are very proud of the home you are putting on the market. After all, you have lived there for some time, worked hard on the yard, and put a great deal of effort into keeping the place warm and livable for you and your family. The chances are good that you do not think you need an inspection because you are sure that your home is in great shape. The chances are that you are wrong.

As a home ages, minor defects will crop up. Some of these you will fix and some you consider minor annoyances that you just learn to live with. Over time, these minor defects can grow into major problems if not corrected, and these are just the ones of which you are aware. Many of the items that I write up as "In Need Of Repair" are located where most home owners never look, and are concerned with items that very few home owners understand. These include improper gas connections and lines, insufficient attic ventilation or clogged soffit vents, improper ground or neutral on recepticals, improper or missing GFCI in kitchen, bathrooms, garages or outdoors, and the list goes on and on. 

Additionally, chances are GREAT that your home WILL BE INSPECTED before the sale. A home inspection has become almost automatic in any real estate transaction, with inspections performed in well over 90% of all home sales. Home inspections have proven themselves over and over, by providing information on safety hazards, foundations, HVAC and electrical systems, plumbing and home structural components to the potential buyer, giving them the information needed to make an informed and careful decision.

A "Pre-Listing", "Sellers" or "Pre-Sale" home inspection will provide you, the seller, with the information you need to make sure the buyer's inspection produces no deal breaking surprises. This is not a full TREC inspection, since there is no contract pending,  however, the fee for the inspection can be PAID AT CLOSING from the procedes of the future sale.  The "Pre-Listing" inspection gives you the opportunity and the choice to repair or to make allowances for any defect discovered during the inspection. Often it is not the severity of the defects, but the sheer number of items listed as "In Need Of Repair" that turns a buyer off. Armed with a "Pre-Listing" home inspection, you can reduce that number significantly, and then use the "Pre-Listing" inspection as a selling tool, showing your buyers that you have made some improvements and that your home is safe and efficient.

I hope you will spend some time on our web site and learn more about your home and what an inspection can do for you. If you have a question about inspections in general or any aspect of home care, and cannot find the answer somewhere in these pages, then do not hesitate to click "Ask the Inspector". And remember to sign up your real estate agent for "Pro-Realtor". They do not win anything, but it is still nice to be recognized.

When you decide to have an inspection done, I hope you will consider letting Tex-Pro provide you with a quality home inspection.

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