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How to Prepare Your Clients for a Home Inspection
Proper planning for the home
inspection by the buyer and seller allows the real estate transaction to go
smoothly. We recommend this checklist when advising your clients of the home
inspection.
• Allow two to three hours for a complete home
inspection.
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The buyer should accompany the home inspector for the best education.
• Contact the property owner
regarding the date, time, and estimated duration of the home inspection. Also,
make sure the security system is deactivated.
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Ensure that the home inspector receives the buyer's full name, address and
phone number if
unable to attend the
inspection.
• Provide the home inspector with the property's
address and directions.
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Please contact the home inspector at least twenty-four hours before the
inspection if the
appointment needs to be
cancelled or postponed. With today's hectic schedules, rescheduled appointments
are inevitable.
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Make sure all of the property's systems (i.e. gas, electric, water, oil) are
turned on for the home
inspection.
• Inform the owner that all appliances, equipment, and systems will be
inspected and returned to the condition in which they were found.
• Access and keys and codes
must be available for all property, such as the doors, garage, closets, attic,
etc.
• The owner should move items
that block access to the furnace, boiler, hot-water heater, attic, crawl space,
foundation, access panels, electric service panel, water meter, etc.
• It is helpful to have all tubs, sinks, and basins
emptied.
• The inspection report is provided to the
buyer after the inspection. The buyer should note if he/she would like the
report shared with your real estate agent or other parties.
• Payment is always due upon completion of the
inspection.
Please call or contact me if you or your clients have
any home inspection-related questions or suggestions.