Benefits of a Pre-Sale Inspection
Your contract will probably be conditional, providing an opportunity for your contract to be cancelled
Instead, why not strive from the outset to simplify the whole process by reducing the number of conditions in your contract. That way you're in the driving seat and in control of the sale of your home.
One of the major conditions in your contract is the Building and Timber Pest Inspection clause
This means that after your contract is signed your purchaser can cancel it if for any reason they are unhappy with their Building and Timber Pest Inspection. Sometimes this may simply be because your purchaser has got cold feet and developed buyer's remorse or the inspection may have uncovered serious problems which you were unaware of.
Why wait for your purchaser to discover problems?
Surprises simply mean that you lose control of the negotiating process in your sale. Your purchaser is now renegotiating from a position of strength. Worse still, your contract may fall through and both you and your agent have to work twice as hard selling your property all over again to the buyer. It is often harder to renegotiate a contract than it is to sell the property in the first place and besides, renegotiation may cost you a lot more than fixing the problems before listing.
If you conduct a Pre-Sale Inspection of your house before you list then you'll be completely aware of the full condition of your home - warts and all. You can decide whether you want to rectify any problems discovered or whether you want to reflect these in your price.
A Pre-Sale Inspection is like a guided tour of your home
When performed by a reputable, qualified and properly insured inspection company it gives all parties to the contract a sense of confidence because everything is laid on the table up front. In a competitive market, properties with Pre-Sale Inspection reports attract greater buyer interest and will sell faster. A Pre-Sale Inspection lets both parties know where they stand right away.