Avoid a BAD Home Inspection By Fixing These Repairs

In this video, I explore the common mistake home sellers make by not addressing necessary repairs before listing their property. I’ll discuss how a buyer's home inspection often uncovers these issues, potentially costing sellers more in last-minute fixes than if they had handled them beforehand. Learn how proactive repairs can save you time, money, and stress in the home-selling process.
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[@petebusch9069]

I'm a home inspector and have to say I do NOT love bringing up all these minor things and takes forever writing them all up, it is what it is. Fixing all of those things mentioned will make my life and everyone else's much easier. Good video.

[@savvyhomeseller]

Win-win!!

[@carolerichard5250]

Think I will just stay put after this stressful video.

[@petebusch9069]

@@carolerichard5250 Truth is can be stressful but is also the first step on the right path. Staying put may be a good idea for you, if you move your basically buying someone else's unfinished project.

[@cvcoco]

As a broker, i agree with the video and the need to inspect pre-listing. We're selling a home out of our estate soon and I have gone around listing everything I can find thats wrong. There is nothing serious but many small things. We'll get whoever we need to get the list done, then get the inspector, then list. One of the most important things said in the vid is that buyers severely overestimate repairs. A $200 fix becomes a request for a $3000 price drop, or a list of $2000 of repairs becomes a $10,000 or $15,000 price drop. This is super common and super annoying too so get on your own lists and avoid this.

[@onyx7417]

Thanks Jen !

[@starryluma1806]

Thank you, Jen! You are so helpful. Wish you were here in Raleigh….you'd be my agent👍

[@savvyhomeseller]

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[@HypocriticYT]

Many home inspectors are uneducated with their two days of schooling to be an inspector 😮

[@bluej5455]

That happened to me last year when I sold my condo and the inspector came out and said there was a leak under the floor. Turns out there was no leak and I knew there wasn’t. He apparently did not know how to read his instrument , he said the water reading was 50 , so the buyers backed out, and the other buyers that followed up Got their own inspector and he said there was no leak. It was all completely dry. The first inspector just did not know what he was doing and he cost me $5000. Plus a lot of headaches. Some inspectors are total idiots and just want to cause problems.

[@HypocriticYT]

@@bluej5455 Inspectors that have never been in the trades have no business inspecting others work that have a real license. It's like they are looking for something wrong to appear competent.

[@daydreamer0923]

Thank you a lot of this I wasn't even aware of. Thanks again. ✌️😁🌈

[@tprev400]

Illinois does not require fire dept inspections on Smoke Detectors. Some municipalities may, but the state does not require this. The other states, I do not know, but Illinois does not.

[@savvyhomeseller]

Interesting - thanks for sharing!

[@stephenlacher587]

My garage door sensors work perfectly. They are attached to the garage ceiling and stare at each other from about 8" apart. Haven't mashed a baby under the door yet!

[@rcampbell4967]

That same device that tests if a circuit is grounded also tests if it is GFI protected. If you pay someone to do work on your house within 90 days of selling it, get a lein waiver once you pay the bill.

[@HypocriticYT]

Never let a home inspector look at your home without being there.

[@MesmerEyes2]

What is the average cost for a pre-inspection? Who pays for the inspection after an offer is made?

[@savvyhomeseller]

The cost of the pre-inspection will vary depending where you live. The buyer will determine whether they want a home inspection, and if they do, the buyer pays for their inspection.

[@MesmerEyes2]

​@@savvyhomeseller Thank you Jen. I have learned a lot of really good things from you.

[@cvcoco]

In CA anyway, inspections are around $400. Inspectors vary in price of quality (extensiveness) of work. Some inspectors came from the industry like city construction inspectors or from having been general contractors earlier in life. It wasnt long ago inspections were almost uniform in price, around $125 but we live in inflationary times now.

[@markgoodwin183]

Something like cracked tiles? Isn't that cosmetic and should not be included in an Inspection?

[@artistjjebsen]

Disclosure is difficult. Admitting that things in your home aren’t as good as they should be is a hard thing to do.

[@savvyhomeseller]

Completely agree…but it’s also the right thing to do and most buyers will respect you for it. I’ve witnessed it many times - seller lets the buyers know upfront, and the negotiations go way more smoothly because the buyers aren’t wondering if there will be any surprises with the house down the road.

[@Theaterbuddy717]

And for HOAs or COAs?

[@mrpad0]

Basically - get everything looked at by expensive 'professionals', and that means EVERYTHING. Yah. Right. I have bought enough homes and sold enough homes to be able to say 'Pffft'. Get stuff working properly with a history of working properly. That's it.

[@zazubombay]

and how will you get it "working properly"? Most of us will call in a professional! LOL

[@JaredMerlin]

All of this information just makes me NEVER want to buy a home EVER. Too much time, too much money, too much aggravation. What's the point of owning a home if it's going to cost you THOUSANDS to fix & repair just to sell the home? At this point, I'd rather live in a cave, in the woods. Ugh.

[@happydodson6920]

So funny -- you could say the same about children. Too much time, too much money, too much aggravation. Going to cost you THOUSANDS to fix and repair (orthodontics come to mind . . . ) And yet, for many of us the joys and satisfactions far outweigh the negatives, whether about houses or about children.

[@MesmerEyes2]

@@JaredMerlin there is a cost of time and money for anything worthwhile. If you don't do maintenance on your car, it won't last as long as it could. Anyone buying a home needs to understand if you are not willing to spend time and money on your home, you will be diminishing its value instead of treating it as an asset.