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How can a pre-listing inspection help?
Repair findings and promote good faith with buyers
A pre-listing inspection can benefit the seller by identifying areas
of concern and needed repairs. In many cases the seller will make important repairs and provide the inspection report along with receipts and warranty information for all repairs made, to potential buyers. This promotes good faith between the buyer and seller. This also eliminates the issues that buyers would have tried to re-negotiate with.
Price house accordingly to maximize sales price 
Buyers will on average try to negotiate more reduction in price than the cost of repairs. A pre-listing inspection will allow you to price the house according to repairs needed and will reduce the dollar amount of renegotiations.
Be sure of what issues will surface during the buyer’s home inspection.
There are certain issues that are more important to buyers than others.
It is wise to know if any of these repair issues will surface. A pre-listing inspection will bring these issues to light prior to the buyers inspection.
If some of the items are present and will reflect negatively on the house, they should be corrected before listing.
The Home Review pre-listing inspection is a powerful marketing tool.
Prospective buyers and their agents recognize the value of a pre-inspected house as compared to other
similar houses. It lets them know that there is a professional inspector’s report available for review. Table
tent cards are available so that prospects touring the house are gently reminded that a professional
inspection by a reputable company has taken place and that the inspection is available for review.
Why wait until there is a buyer’s contract on the line to find out if there are significant defects?
Knowledge is power. Significant defects, no matter how easily corrected, can put a damper on a buyer’s enthusiasm for a property.
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