Services For Sellers

The trend for buyer's to hire Professional Inspectors has increased significantly.  Currently over 60% of sellers now use the services of a Professional Inspector.  In a "Buyer's Market" you need all of the information possible to negotiate a maximum price for your property!  It is in your best interest to know what the Inspector will find before the buyer's inspection.  

This type of seller inspection is generally referred to as the "Pre-listing Inspection".  Although the name implies the inspection be performed before listing with an agent, it is never to late for an inspection, even after the listing has been placed.  Having an inspection performed may help in many ways:

    - Your property's condition is reviewed by a professional and unbiased
       Professional Inspector.

    - We will help you identify possible needed repairs which may:

          - Allow you to hire your choice of contractors and obtain                         fair repair pricing before repairs become a negotiating issue.
          - Provide you information to successfully price your property.
          - Prevent delays at closing.

    - Reduce your liability by Identifying safety concerns or hazards
       requiring immediate corrections.

The more information you have the less concern, stress and confusion that arises while selling your property!  I offer several inspection packages to fill your needs.
 
If you have questions regarding these services please do not hesitate to call, or email, me and I will be more than happy to answer them.








An Oral Consultation is specifically meant to inform you of major visible problems.  This Oral Consultation can be performed before you list your property or at any time during the listing period.  Oral Consultations can help you prepare for the buyer's offer.  It might also help you understand why you may have had inquiries and showings but no offers, or no serious offers.

There is no detailed written report involved with this inspection. I talk, you listen, you ask questions, you make notes. If required, you will be provided with the standard Texas Real Estate Commission REI-7A-0 report form but it will be pre-printed with a standard departure clause in all sections and will not list any comments for issues found.

I believe in the importance of inspections and loyalty by, and to, my
clients.  Because of this I will apply a portion of your Oral Consultation fee to a full inspection fee if you decide that a full inspection with report is important to you.

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This is a popular inspection and most closely resembles the inspections performed by my competition. It is intended only to look for major issues and expensive repair items that are readily visible.  After all you live in the property and can perform checks for cosmetic issues whenever, and extensively as, you may want.   This is different from our "Oral Consultation" as we do spend more time with the property in an actual inspection and you do receive a report with pictures of issues found in areas not readily accessible. It does not however cover such items such as full attic walks, full roof walks, appliance testing and other inspection aspects such as crawl space inspections. I do offer the ability to add more in-depth inspections of specific areas such as structural, electrical, plumbing and heating/cooling. In this way you are not paying to inspect areas that you are already comfortable with. The additions are charged at a nominal extra fee and one or more can be selected.

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A Full Inspection encompasses every possible aspect of the property and surrounding grounds. Every safe area to access is inspected including full attic walks, full roof walks, crawl spaces, etc. This is the premium inspection package and takes the most time and care to perform. A complete report is generated along with additional research for items such as recalls, other common issues and more in depth explanations of the issues found. This inspection far exceeds the TREC minimum inspection standards and is for those who want to know everything possible about the condition of the property they are selling.

It is understandable that a listing can remain on the market for and extended period of time.  During that time your property condition can change, and the initial report will become outdated.  In the event that your property does experience a lengthy listing I will, at your request, return every 90 days to review the report with you.  If a new report is required to reflect current conditions it will be provided.  This is offered at no additional charge.  If you desire more frequent reviews they can be arranged at a very nominal cost, well below full inspection fees.

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The human eye can only see what is visible.  Infrared thermal imaging has the ability to help discover more about the home you are selling. Thermal imaging is quickly becoming popular with home buyers.  Are you prepared for what the buyer's Inspector will find with infrared thermal imaging?  For more detail about infrared thermal imaging and the services I provide please click here.  Thermal imaging can be contracted for on a stand alone basis or in conjunction with your full property inspection. Standard infrared thermal imaging services are discounted when ordered in conjunction with your full property inspection.

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Our job as an Inspector is to find functional issues within your property and not aesthetic issues (cosmetic issues such as scuffed paint, minor broken hardware, misaligned cabinet doors, cracked tiles etc., etc.). If these cosmetic issues are signs of other more significant issues we will report them along with the issue they represent. In general, most cosmetic issues have no bearing on the functionality of your property and will not be reported. However, these cosmetic issues can be expensive to correct individually or with many issues found. Knowing about these will help you make more informed decisions during the negotiations with the buyer.

The Punch List Creation is an add-on service to the "Full Inspection". For an additional fee I will inspect for, and document, the cosmetic issues in your property. Documentation will include approximate measurements, sizes, make and model numbers of the areas and items affected. A separate list is created that you can use to email or fax to trades persons, or others, for repair estimates. When needed, photographs of these deficiencies will also be provided in this separate list. Many trades people can provide better estimates with photographs of the issue.

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