[5-DayForum] Up front costs

[Scott Ames]

Terry;
   
  Thanks for that.
   
  Here's a question that's been on my mind. Perhaps you can answer. 
   
  Do inspectors offer a 2 inspection package deal ? What I mean by that is that I get an inspection done and it turns up a few problems that I had not noticed. I get those repaired, but I would like a clean inspection report for the buyers. Do I have to pay for another complete inspection or can the inspector modify the report and just look at the few items I fixed?
   
   
  

Terry Wigfield <t.wigfield at verizon.net> wrote:
        v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}  o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}  w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}  .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}                Definitely not best practice, but sometimes you have to do what you have to do. I am an inspector and some inspectors will take payment at closing. But is required to be paid within 60 days if it doesn’t close.
   
  The purpose of the home inspection is to put the buyers at ease with the home and the 5 day sale method. When you offer your home for ½ price the first thing buyers want to know is:  What’s wrong with the House? The inspection helps puts them at ease and removes a reason for not bidding. While you may still sell the house, you probably won’t get as high of a price as you would with the home inspection.
   
    Terry Wigfield
  HouseMaster
  301-791-7216 fax
  terry.wigfield at housemaster.com

      
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  From: 5-dayforum-bounces+terry.wigfield=housemaster.com at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+terry.wigfield=housemaster.com at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com] On Behalf Of Scott Ames
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 3:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Up front costs

   
    I don't know if it's best practice, but I did mine without an inspection. I did have a Sellers Disclosure of Condition available to everyone though. Just a form available through the local realtor association that the seller normally fills out disclosing any defects that are known.

     

    

Cristi Fitzgerald <cristifitz at gmail.com> wrote:

    We're in such a tight spot right now (which is why we're needing to sell our home), that we don't even have any extra funds for the up-front costs of an inspection or an expensive print ad. There is good internet advertising here through a local TV station's site, as well as Craigslist, and I think that would bring in enough people. But getting that inspection is a problem for us right now. Are you doomed to hold it without one? The home is newer and in great shape, but I know things can still show up on an inspection report. We've been offering a 1 yr. warranty in our advertising, which I know helps a lot of folks feel more secure. Is that enough to offer and skip the inspection? 

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