An Inspection Doesn’t Equal Home Renovation
Home inspectors look for issues that sellers can address ahead of closing day.
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Without a professional inspection, no seller knows the exact condition of every aspect of their home. If something troublesome (think termites) turns up, the seller gets to address it in good time.
If a seller foregoes the cost of an inspection and lets the buyer’s inspector undercover something scary, the seller loses any advantage. He or she has to make decisions about repairs and costs under threat that the buyer is about to back out.
However, inspection reports can be the size of a book by