Scariest Things for Home Buyers

When getting ready to sell your home, you should assess its condition and fix items BEFORE you list it. My experience has been that buyers find four issues the scariest to deal with: water intrusion, radon, mold, and the roof. Even if these problems aren't apparent in your home, they may be there.

When a buyer makes an offer on your home, it's usually contingent on them doing a home inspection. A home inspector examines the current condition of a house. He/she identifies current problems and what components or systems may need major repair or replacement.

If a buyer's buyer's home inspector find one of these "scary" issues, three things can happen:  1) they can buy the home as is; (2) they can ask you to fix it or adjust the selling price; and most frightening of all, (3) they can walk away and get their earnest money back. With big issues lurking, you really run the risk of killing the deal.

Smart sellers these days are even hiring home inspectors themselves, before they list, so all problem areas can be identified and corrected, before their home hits the market.  If you're getting ready to sell, ask me if a pre-listing home inspection may be right for you!

SOLD!

So happy to report that 17505 transferred title yesterday! It was a pleasure to market this luxury home (priced at $1,445,000) and I'm thrilled for my seller clients (who are moving on to a new chapter in their lives) and the new family moving in. It's such a special home!  If you want to know the selling price and/or how it affects your home value, just give me a buzz!