{"id":7342,"date":"2019-01-30T16:38:53","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T00:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=7342"},"modified":"2023-07-14T22:10:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T05:10:15","slug":"home-inspection-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/home-inspection-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Home Inspection Tips to Get Through the \u2018Deal Killer\u2019 Phase of Selling Your House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Home inspections have a reputation for being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/top-10-deal-killers-ten-reasons-homebuyers-cancel-matt-steinhausen\/\">deal killers<\/a>. In fact, one out of every 20 real estate transactions<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/realestate\/home-inspections-can-be-valuable-but-sometimes-they-go-too-far\/2017\/04\/24\/b8019e02-2916-11e7-a616-d7c8a68c1a66_story.html?utm_term=.1cb5781e30c5\"> hits a fatal snag<\/a> along the way, and nearly a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom-media-desk\/\">third of the ones that don\u2019t make it to closing<\/a> fall apart because of issues that turned up during the inspection, according to data from the National Association of Realtors.<\/p>\n<p>Although real estate is an appreciating asset, a property\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/mortgages-real-estate\/08\/housing-appreciation.asp\">physical structure naturally deteriorates over time<\/a> and requires significant upkeep. Although some problems that arise will be apparent\u2014like a burst pipe or deep crack in the driveway\u2014not all of the wear and tear on a home\u2019s inner workings are visible to the naked eye.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why when the time comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/guide-how-to-sell-a-house\/\">sell your house<\/a>, the inspection could yield surprises even if you\u2019ve kept to a routine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/home-maintenance-schedule\/\">home maintenance schedule<\/a>. It\u2019s a nerve-wracking position to be in as a homeowner, so we\u2019ve asked experts in the field for their top home inspection tips to help sellers prepare mentally and logistically for this step on the road to closing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8115\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/agent-home-inspection-tips.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/agent-home-inspection-tips.jpg\" class=\"attachment-content size-content\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/agent-home-inspection-tips.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/agent-home-inspection-tips-64x37.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/agent-home-inspection-tips-128x73.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/agent-home-inspection-tips-192x110.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/agent-home-inspection-tips-432x247.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/agent-home-inspection-tips-500x286.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: (g-stockstudio\/ shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Tip #1: Trust your real estate agent to help you navigate home inspection preparations and negotiations.<\/h2>\n<p>After you\u2019ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/what-to-do-after-offer-is-accepted\/\">accepted an offer on your house<\/a>, the buyers of the home will schedule the home inspection within about a 10-day time frame. Depending on how many times you\u2019ve sold a house before, you may have little to no experience <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/how-home-inspection-works\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">preparing for the home inspection<\/a> and the negotiations that will follow.<\/p>\n<p>Now\u2019s the time to put your trust in your real estate agent, who, if they\u2019re like top-selling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/weston-fl\/top-real-estate-agents\">Weston, Florida<\/a>, real estate pro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/agents\/david-magua-fl-03005666\">David Magua<\/a>, have been through this time and again\u2014approximately 391 home inspections, to be exact.<\/p>\n<p>Your real estate agent should help you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand the types of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/home-maintenance-checklist\/\">home maintenance issues<\/a> that are common in your area, whether it\u2019s signs of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/selling-a-house-with-water-damage\/\">water leakage<\/a> in a region where every home has a basement, improper electrical wiring in a neighborhood of historic homes, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/pest-inspection-before-closing\/\">pest issues in warm climates<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Craft a game plan for any repair requests\u2014to think about whether you have time to hire contractors to fix issues yourself or offer repair credits in the event that problems do arise.<\/li>\n<li>Take the pulse of your real estate market to determine how much leverage you have as the homeowner depending on if you\u2019re in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/selling-in-a-buyers-market\/\">buyer\u2019s market <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/selling-in-a-sellers-market\/\">seller\u2019s market<\/a>, and how eager prospective buyers will be to snatch up your house.<\/li>\n<li>Differentiate between minor and major home inspection findings and what constitutes grounds for negotiations (cosmetic repairs versus issues that pose a health or safety threat).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;A good listing agent\u2019s top priority shouldn\u2019t be to simply sell houses&#8221;, says Magua. \u201cYes, we\u2019re a great concierge, but we should (also) be a wealth of information, not just in marketing the house, but in what the market does and how to get that property being marketed out of market and sold.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve asked experts in the field for their top home inspection tips to help sellers prepare mentally and logistically for this step on the road to closing. 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