Home Sellers: Don’t Make This Mistake!
April 10th, 2008 categories: Selling Your House, Talking Real Estate
You just sold your house, well almost. An accepted offer means you’re on the 5 yard line… just a few yards from pay dirt. And if you’ve properly prepared for this day, the hard work is over. The only thing standing between you and the goal line is the buyer’s home inspection.
The inspector is searching for defects and systems that are either failed or likely to fail. As a seller, you want be sure that the home inspection doesn’t turn into “negotiation-round 2″. Or worse, a deal breaker.
Sellers: fix the issues before they become a problem and kill your deal. This YouTube video offers some good insight into what problems inspectors find most. View it now so you can be as prepared as possible to successfully market you home.
An Avoidable Deal Breaker in Ridgefield, CT
My own experience of the last 2 weeks drives this point home.
My buyer fell in love with a new real estate listing in Ridgefield. Even in this challenging market there was a competitive bid on this property and we ended up winning this house by paying over asking price. When the inspection uncovered some previously undetected termite damage, the deal fell apart and my buyer moved on to buy a different house.
Had the seller fixed the damage prior to marketing the house, it would have been no problem. By losing this buyer, the seller made it to the red zone but couldn’t score the touchdown.
Contact Brad or me and we’d be glad to help you eliminate inspection issues before they become a problem in selling your house.
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this is a great article and video. there is nothing worth risking your home not selling for an item that needs to be fixed any way.
This video is informative for buyers and sellers. We often ask our sellers to consider having a pre-inspection, which can turn up information we can tackle ahead of the buyers requesting it.
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