REDUCING RISK - USE A BUYER'S AGENT (PT 4)

FOR SALE BY OWNER (PT 3)
(Bill Gassett)
 

INSPECTION PROBLEMS
A home inspection report can be hard to decipher for the average person. The inspector is going to list every potential problem so that the report may include 20-50 points of concern. Some of these may be things you need to worry about, while others may look like a big deal but in fact they are not.

Understanding what inspection requests are unreasonable is a service a top shelf buyers agent provides. A real estate agent looks at these reports all the time, so he or she knows how to pick out the important stuff – the stuff you will base your negotiations on.

Without an agent, you will also not be aware of the different types of inspections that are advisable for your area or for that matter picking the right home inspector, to begin with. You may need to do a mold inspection, a radon inspection an inspection for insect infestation, or some other special inspection. Miss the necessary inspection, and you may wind up with a home with real issues.