Pre-Listing Home Inspection

When you are selling your home in the Edmonton area, you have enough to worry about not to take the steps to get the most out of your listing.

At iOnSight Home Inspections, we proudly offer pre-listing home inspections in the Edmonton area. We know that you deserve to be paid top-dollar for what your property is worth. Use our pre-listing inspections to find any issues with your listing that may delay the selling of it.

A pre-listing home inspection will allow you to get a clear picture of the state of your house – including any problems that may derail a sale. You can address major issues before they become obstacles for potential buyers, and information from this important step in selling should be useful when pricing your home out on the market as well!

Remember that when you hire our inspectors for a pre-listing inspection - we work for you... not the realtor... and not the buyer... so when we identify issues in your home these will be the same issues a qualified inspector will identify... many choose to have these issues fixed prior to even listing the property to gain maximum value for their property!

Let an InterNACHI® Certified Professional Inspector® inspect it before you even list it. A Move-In Certified® home has been pre-inspected, which means that the seller can confirm that there are no major systems in need of immediate repair or replacement and no known safety hazards. A Move-In Certified® Seller's Inspection alerts you to any defects or problems with your home so that you can address them before prospective buyers discover them. You can then take the time you need to obtain reasonable repair estimates. Show prospective buyers that you are dealing in good faith. Avoid 11th-hour negotiations and delays, and justify your full asking price by having your home pre-inspected now.

We thoroughly inspect your home so you can make informed decisions

Here is Why You Should Get A Pre-Listing Home Inspection:

Reduce Stress During The Process

There are a lot of things to worry about when selling your home, and there is no way to know for sure what might go wrong. By getting an inspection before listing you can help eliminate all that stress surrounding the sale – from worrying whether or not it has hidden problems in need of attention (it probably does) down right up until closing day!

Assist In Properly Pricing Your Home

Pricing your home is easily the most important part of the real estate process. If it is priced too high, you will lose out on buyers. But if it is priced too low, you end up walking away from the deal with less money than you should.

That is why a pre-listing home inspection is important. After all, how can you price something properly without knowing the full condition of it?

With a professional pre-listing inspection you will have a complete view of the condition of the property. This is from the roof to the foundation and beyond. With this type of information, it becomes easier to price your home.

Speed Up The Sales Process

When you have an inspection done on your home, buyers are more likely to feel comfortable with making offers. They want the assurance that there aren’t any hidden problems and they’ll know if something needs fixed or replaced before buying!

One of the top tips real estate agents share is ensuring major items like plumbing fixtures are in good working order by having them checked out beforehand so as not to put off potential buyers who might otherwise walk away at purchase time because they thought everything looked perfect from afar but close up had some serious issues which could’ve been spotted during negotiations/ Inspecting ahead of time.

Be Prepared & Make Repairs

During the pre-listing home inspection, the home inspector may find some problem areas your agent will suggest that you fix before listing the house. You can hire the right contractors and address the issues so with the re-inspection report you ensure the homebuyers that the home and property are in good condition.

Without having a pre-listing home inspection done, you risk these types of problems surfacing during the pre-purchase home inspection. Which is right before money exchanges hands and that can cause issues with the closing of the sale.

Avoid Renegotiations

Without a pre-listing inspection, the offer from the homebuyers may disappear if the pre-purchase home inspection reveals any serious issues within your listing. It can be rough when you’re that close to closing the deal and end up losing it. With pre-listing home inspections, you can rest easy knowing that you can avoid that situation.

Build Buyers Confidence

As you know, from when you bought your home, the process of buying a home can be stressful and because of that, it is likely that they’ll have some concerns. For most people, this will be the biggest purchase they ever make. They will have to figure out what they can afford for the purchase price and the cost of living in the home. If they have concerns about hidden issues, their offer will reflect this, meaning less money for you.

Having a pre-listing home inspection done can help get rid of the majority of the doubt about the home. When they know that the property has already been inspected and major issues fixed, it allows the homebuyer to have confidence in making a strong offer.

A Weekend Warrior Concern

This might not be at your house, but in some homes there live weekend warriors or handymen! They often choose to make repairs to their own home to save some money as owning a home can become costly. However, even home builders contract out different parts of the home to specialists... meaning... chances are you as the warrior or handy person might not be the best in all aspects of home repair. Let's check out what changes/ fixes/ modifications were made in the time you lived in your home and identify issues before your buyer hires a home inspector that will certainly uncover 'home owner maintenance' work.

A Current Report Card for your Home Purchase!

The pre-purchase home inspection is not an appraisal of your future home. It is simply a prelude to one. Our pre-purchase home inspection does not determine the value of your prospective property nor do we make any recommendations about whether you should buy it or how much you should pay. Rather, we provide you with a pre-purchase home inspection report that highlights the condition of the property at the date and time of the inspection through a comprehensive visual inspection.

Our inspections are designed to assist in your evaluation and decision-making process and can clarify what you can expect when you take title to the property. It will help you ask intelligent questions about the property so you can be better prepared when talking with your real estate agent or lawyer…or even the seller! If corrective action needs to be taken, our comprehensive pre-purchase home inspections help you prepare for such steps to be taken before closing.