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April 10, 2020
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What Happens During A Property Inspection?

A property inspection is a must for every property buyer but this is something often overlooked as part of the process. In most cases, property seekers get persuaded enough to go for an offer on face value after a successful home tour or presentation. While it is great to finally have the ideal property you want, you cannot always discount the fact that a property may not live up to the price it is demanding. Thus, property inspections are recommended to reconcile this fact but what exactly happens during a property inspection?

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Importance

Property inspections are essential to assess the appropriate offer price for a property. It can be requested by any potential buyers once they are able to secure an inspection contingency contract that will opt them out of the deal if results are not favorable. This guarantees that you get to see the property’s skeleton in the closet before making any decision. Most brokers would omit or not disclose information that might be disadvantageous in making a sale. This is one advantage of having a property adviser who specializes in real estate especially if you are a first-time property buyer. 

The Process 

The important areas considered in property inspections are the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, interior plumbing, electrical wiring systems and even the basics including the foundation, basement, door, windows, and floors. Essentially all the structural components are looked into. The inspector gets to review all parts accessible for the basis of the reports later. 

For the property sellers, they have the opportunity to prepare for this buy tidying up and making sure all the utilities are working. It is important that they turn on every light and appliances, even furnaces and fireplaces for the checking of heating and other systems. For property buyers, you can attend the inspection yourself to ask any questions you have in mind. As stated by Bricks and Agent inspection manager, a cloud-based property inspection software, requesters are notified and given a full report about the full history of the job, property maintenance conducted and other reports once an inspection is completed. The report generated will now be useful in any further steps in the negotiation or any other purposes. Another purpose of the results is for future renovations and improvements. 

Purpose

A property inspection is a non-invasive examination of a property’s condition. They know the right places to look into and would certainly determine if there are problems hidden under the carpet. Property inspectors have training and certifications that make them eligible to perform the task. They make reports on their finding and evaluation which are later turned over to the requestor. This will gain you an informed decision to pursue or terminate any agreement thereafter. It can be a basis for renegotiating the price offered which is advantageous for any buyer to get the appropriate price for the property.

Any property buyer is entitled to any information about the property they intend to buy. Property inspections are helpful both to sellers and buyers so they can facilitate better negotiations and solutions later on. This is a process essential for the future development of the property. 

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