vendredi 24 avril 2015

Home Inspections Protect You As The Buyer Or As Seller

By Stella Gay


The sale of a house requires a lot of things to be figured out. There is the cleaning, lawn mowing and proper staging of the home to make it presentable. The advertising and the valuation of that house are two important elements. That valuation is based on a number of things, such as the value of other houses in the area and the condition of the house. That condition can be based on the work done by a firm who specializes in home inspections.

There are many inspectors, working in the Greensboro, NC area. Many of them work for some of the construction companies. The only problem, here, is that you separate the inspection from what they will be fixing. Having them looking for things for them to fix may get you a larger bill for repairs because they will be looking for things that they need to fix.

Companies simply concentrating on these inspections are the best to contact. They can make sure their work is unencumbered by other priorities. You are looking for an inspection to find out things that are actually wrong, whether you are the seller or buyer. You want to know if you can ask for more, if a seller, or, if a buyer, ask for a discount based on problems.

A bad report on the house, if you are a buyer, will mean you will have repairs to do before you can enjoy your purchase. If you find a lot of things, as a seller, you may need to do some work to keep the price stable. This means work or means giving a little on the price to make the sale that could be endangered with this bad report.

The areas of concern, for these inspectors, will be everything. They will look at the roof, gutters, basement or crawlspace, electrical system and heating and air conditioning units. All appliances, if they will be staying and the faucets, water heater and all walls, ceilings and any furnishings. They will all have other things they look at.

You want to know the condition of the house regardless of what your role in the transaction is. You want to be up front with the buyer and this is the best way to do this. By giving them a problem free house, you are showing them the respect that this deal deserves. You, as the buyer, know what is coming in the way of maintenance and, the presence of one thing usually means other things are on their way.

There are a number of things that Greensboro, NC and the entire state, as a matter of fact, require the seller to tell the buyer. These things are reports about the presence of termites and the nature of stains or the presence of molds that have not been remediated. The crawlspace, also, must be evaluated as well as the foundation and any safety concerns the local regulations point as having a bearing on livability.

This crucial inspection is to protect you, whether as a buyer or seller. You may need to do some repairs, on either side of the transaction, but finding out what may or may not need to be done is more important. This protection, both physically and, in some cases, legally, could make or break a sale.




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