Agents and sellers often focus on staging, cleaning, and painting a property so it will 'shine' for potential buyers. Looking at comps and pricing it attractively are important, but here's one equally important step that's often overlooked and can give you an extra advantage: getting a pre-sales property inspection.
When there's a lot more inventory for buyers to choose from, you need to overcome as many possible objections buyers may have and do what it takes to sell your property. Investing in a pre-sales inspection can save you weeks, if not months, in the sales cycle and here's why.
Identify and address glaring home improvement issues on the front end. This will save you headaches when you have a buyer in escrow.
2. It makes buyers more confident in your property.
Having buyers see the inspector's report up front will give them the added confidence to make an offer on your property. You'll weed out the buyers who may not be into small fixes, too.
3. You'll have the upper hand in negotiations and save time.
The idea of documenting your property's flaws up front may seem counter-intuitive, but ultimately, it can give you the upper hand in negotiations. The possibility that a serious buyer won't eventually learn about these flaws is very low. Why not take the high road? Red-flag the issues from the get-go and negotiate from a place of strength.
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