Want to be confident that you’ll sell your home? Here’s a hack...

Get a pre-selling home inspection. This is an inspection that you get, as the owner of your home, before you put it up on the market. It gives you an insight into any potential pitfalls down the road as you begin negotiating with buyers.

There are, of course, some pros and cons to this. The pros? Well, #1, you get a really good idea of what the buyer’s inspection is going to look like. This means you can get potential repairs done on your house before you even put it up for sale, making the house look much more attractive when it comes to negotiate. Additionally, we have a better idea of how to price your home based any potential issues the inspection encounters.

The cons? Well, mainly the cost. The seller needs to front this cost, unlike the buyer’s inspection which is, of course, paid by the buyer. However, if you’d like to save some cash you can ask for only specific areas of the home to be inspected, like the roof or HVAC.

Personally I think the pros outweigh the cons on this one. I like going into the selling process knowing ALL the cards, rather than just my hand.

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