Are you selling your home?

Let an InterNACHI® Certified Professional Inspector® inspect it before you even list it. A Move-In Certified® home has been pre-inspected, which means that the seller can confirm that there are no major systems in need of immediate repair or replacement, and no known safety hazards. A Move-In Certified® Seller’s Inspection alerts you to any defects or problems with your home so that you can address them before prospective buyers discover them. You can then take the time you need to obtain reasonable repair estimates. Show prospective buyers that you are dealing in good faith. Avoid 11th-hour negotiations and delays, and justify your full asking price by having your home pre-inspected now.

Here are some advantages of having your home-for-sale inspected before you list it:

1. You can choose an InterNACHI Certified Professional Inspector® to inspect your home first, which may prompt the buyer to waive his own inspection contingency. And even if he doesn’t, a Seller Inspection means you won’t be in for any surprises.
2. You can schedule your inspection at your own convenience, rather than accommodate a buyer and his inspector.
3. You can assist your inspector during the inspection, which is something not normally done during a buyer’s inspection.
4. A Move-In Certified® Seller Inspection may alert you to any immediate concerns, such a broken pressure-relief valve or an active termite infestation.
5. The Seller Inspection:
   1. allows you to take the time to shop for competitively priced contractors to make repairs, rather than making rushed decisions to get things fixed in a hurry;
   2. lets you attach repair estimates or paid invoices to the inspection report; and
   3. removes over-inflated buyer-procured repair estimates from the negotiating table.
6. Move-In Certified® yard signs, free from your InterNACHI inspector, will attract potential buyers touring homes in your neighborhood.

A Move-In Certified® Seller Inspection is the ultimate gesture in forthrightness on your part.

There are other distinct advantages of having a Move-In Certified® Seller Inspection report:

1. You’re given the opportunity to dispute any misstatements in the inspection report before it’s distributed to real estate agents and prospective buyers.
2. The report provides an unbiased, third-party, professional opinion about the condition of the home to potential buyers.
3. The report may encourage the buyer to waive his own inspection contingency, so the deal is less likely to fall apart the way they often do when a buyer’s inspection reveals unexpected problems at the last minute.
4. The report can be hosted on www.FetchReport.com, which can be used as an effective marketing tool.
5. The report can help you realistically price the home if problems exist.
6. The report can help you substantiate a higher asking price if problems don’t exist or have been corrected.
7. The report may relieve a prospective buyer’s unfounded suspicions and concerns before he walks away from an otherwise great deal.
8. The report provides full-disclosure protection from future legal claims.

NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Think your home is in top shape to sell? Not so fast. There are several unexpected hazards a home
inspector can uncover that are enough to make prospective buyers run. Some are literally hidden from view; others sellers simply miss.

To catch these problems before it’s too late, consider hiring a professional to conduct a home inspection before putting your house on the market. In fact, having your home pre-inspected could save you money in the long run.

“It gives the seller time to obtain estimates and get repairs done, which is an advantage since jobs that are done fast usually cost more,”says Gromicko. “Also, if you deal with these problems in the eleventh hour you may be forced to give the buyer some large credit that’s financially much more than what it would cost to repair these things yourself.”

A home that is listed as pre-inspected might also provide a marketing advantage, adds Elizabeth Mendenhall, vice president and liaison to committees for the National Association of Realtors and CEO of RE/MAX Boone Realty in Columbia, Mo. That’s because prospective buyers are given a sense of security knowing that major problems have already been taken care of and won’t cost them a fortune down the line.