A pre-sale home inspection will serve a Seller’s best interests.

• If a buyer knows most or all of the defects up front, the defects take on their proper perspective. Conversely, if the buyer’s inspection finds the defects, they take on ominous proportions. Suspicion turns to apprehension and eventually into negotiations or the deal falls apart.

• Historically, if a buyer is unaware of a defect prior to making an offer, quite naturally the tendency is to negotiate a lower price once the defect becomes known as a result of the buyers home inspection. With prior knowledge from the Seller’s home inspection report, any defects are taken into consideration before the offer is made and there is less leverage for re-negotiations.

• Prior knowledge of the house helps the listing agent and the seller determine a realistic asking price because this price takes into account physical and mechanical conditions as well as comparable home values.

• Problems disclosed up front discourage future litigation and provide the best defense to the seller.

• Prior knowledge of defects allows the perspective buyer to make a good faith offer, rather than “hold back” for unexpected problems.

• As a Seller, your strongest position is at the time the buyer first presents an “offer to purchase”. If negotiations starts after the Buyer’s home inspection you, the seller, is mentally set for the sale but perhaps more inclined to give concessions to avoid the deal from falling apart.

• With prior knowledge the seller can either: Offer the house “as-is” or repair the defects using a contractor of one’s choice or "downgrade" – remove a rotten deck or underground storage tank.

• The Seller’s inspection report provides advanced knowledge that heightens interest by reducing the risk factor.

• Peace of mind empowers people to make decisions and engenders confidence and trust. This reduces the chance of the house to fall “out of agreement”.

• The Seller’s home inspection report becomes the tool from which everyone begins with a “fixed point of reference” so that everyone’s expectation is related.