Sell with Confidence – AHI Residential & Commercial Inspections
Selling your home or commercial property? A pre-listing inspection from AHI Residential & Commercial Inspections gives you the advantage in today’s competitive market. Our thorough inspection process helps you identify potential issues before listing, allowing you to make repairs, price your property accurately, and avoid last-minute surprises that could delay or derail a sale.
What is Covered in a Pre-Listing Inspection?
A Pre-Listing Inspection by AHI provides sellers with a detailed assessment and valuable
insights regarding their home’s condition. The only difference between a pre-listing inspection
and a full home inspection is the time at which it occurs, all the same components will be
inspected during both inspections.
When Should I Get a Pre-Listing Inspection?
A Pre-Listing Inspection makes sense for anybody that is trying to sell their home. It is useful
because it allows the seller to be proactive in uncovering, understanding, and repairing any issues
with their homes they may or may not have been aware of. It can also help the seller get
organized and prepare the documentation of their home. We recommend that sellers schedule
their pre-listing inspection at least 45-60 days before they intend to list their home on the market,
this gives them ample time to conduct maintenance and make repairs.
What are the Benefits of a Pre-Listing Inspection?
A Pre-Listing Inspection benefits buyers, sellers, and their agents. The inspection gives sellers
time to make repairs ahead of listing their homes and allows prospective buyers to see a full
transparent report of all issues both former and current with the home, providing them with peace
of mind and confidence in their investment. This also impacts real estate agents because it makes
negotiations shorter and easier, often resulting in faster closing.
How Does a Pre-Listing Inspection Benefit Sellers?
1. Allows the Seller to Make Pre-Listing Repairs
A Pre-Listing Inspection will identify issues that the seller may not know about, like leakage in
their crawl space, roof damage, insect or wood destroying organism infestation and many more,
allowing the seller to make the proper repairs before listing.
2. Ensures a Smoother Transaction
When issues are discovered during a Pre-Listing Inspection, the seller can either have them fixed
ahead of putting the home on the market or choose to disclose the issues to potential buyers.
Either choice will help the home sell faster because it will prevent the buyer and seller from
becoming entangled in long negotiations after the buyer’s full home inspection.
3. Helps the Seller Accurately Price the Home
Sellers who do not wish to fix the issues revealed during a Pre-Listing Inspection can factor the
repair costs into the asking price of the home and explain to buyers that while the home has
certain issues, they will be getting it for a lower price as a result. Conversely, sellers who decide
to make repairs or who produce a clean home inspection can elevate their asking price.
4. Saves the Seller Money
When issues are discovered during a buyer’s home inspection, the buyer and seller will enter
negotiations to determine who will cover the costs of repairs. In general, buyers tend to
significantly overestimate the costs of these repairs, and the seller loses far more money than he
or she would have paid to have completed the repairs before listing the home. The seller can
potentially save themselves thousands of dollars by making the repairs identified in their Pre-
Listing Inspection ahead of time.
5. Makes the Seller More Trustworthy
NACHI called a pre-listing inspection & the ultimate gesture in forthrightness on the part of the
seller." By disclosing any issues in advance, the buyers can feel confident they are making a deal
with a trustworthy person who is not trying to hide anything.
How Does a Pre-Listing Inspection Benefit Buyers?
1. Gives Buyers Access to InformationA Pre-Listing Inspection gives buyers access to information about the home that they would not
have received otherwise. It allows buyers to understand the full scope and condition of the home
they intend to buy, giving them the ability to make an informed and educated decision.
2. Inspires Confidence in the Home
A Pre-Listing Inspection also gives confidence to buyers that the investment they are about to
make is a sound one. Purchasing a home is the largest investment most people make, and they
deserve the ability to be confident in their investment, a pre-listing inspection provides that.
3. Emphasizes the Importance of Regular Inspection and Maintenance
Many buyers believe that their home only needs to be inspected upon purchase, but that could
not be further from the truth. A Pre-Listing Inspection helps debunk that myth and makes buyers
aware of the fact that their home should be inspected regularly. In fact, it is recommended that a
home should be inspected once every 3 years in order to ensure safety and durability. WIN offers
a service for homeowners called a Home Maintenance Inspection that will re-inspect every item
that was originally examined during the pre-listing and full home Inspection to ensure the health
and safety of the home and those inside it.
How Does a Pre-Listing Inspection Benefit Agents?
1. Helps Them Market the Home
NACHI explained that when a pre-listing inspection reveals no issues, real estate agents can use
it as a marketing tool to help sell the home. Even when issues are revealed it still helps the real
estate agent market the home because they can be completely transparent with the condition of
the home
2. Helps the Sellers Appreciate Them – and it May Even Legally Protect Them
The Foundation of Real Estate Associates explained that real estate agents are obligated to act in
the best interest of their clients and failing to at least discuss the option for a Pre-Listing
Inspection with them is not doing so. If clients lose time and money that could have been saved
with a Pre-Listing Inspection, they may blame the agent for not telling them about the possibility.
Conversely, sellers will appreciate an agent who takes the time to discuss every possible option.
FREA said discussing pre-listing inspections with a client may even protect the agent from being
sued for failing to act in the client’s best interest.
3. Aids in Smoothly Brokering the Deal
NACHI explained that when a buyer and seller enter negotiations following the buyer’s home
inspection, the real estate agent must figure out repair estimates and schedule repairs in a very
short amount of time. A pre-listing inspection will eliminate this last-minute rush as buyers,
sellers and agents will be aware of issues far in advance of these negotiations. As a result, the
deal is more likely to go smoothly and be closed in a timelier manner.
What is the Difference Between a Pre-Listing Inspection and
Full Home Inspection?
The major difference between a Pre-Listing Inspection and Full Home Inspection is the time atwhich they occur. A Pre-Listing Inspection is scheduled by the seller and occurs before they list
their home on the market, while a Full Home Inspection is scheduled by the buyer and occurs
before they close on the home. Additionally, it’s recommended that homeowners continue to
have their home inspected throughout the course of their homeownership and this can be
accomplished by scheduling a Home Maintenance Inspection which will re-inspect all the
components that were previously inspected during the pre-listing inspection and the full home
inspection.
Schedule Your Pre-Listing Inspection Today
Give potential buyers peace of mind and ensure a smoother transaction with a pre-listing inspection from AHI Residential & Commercial Inspections. Contact us today to schedule your inspection and take control of your property sale!