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Merritt Island, Florida
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Brevard Home Sales - Home
Inspections
One of the many details we handle for our clients is the
home inspection. Some home sellers use pre-sale inspections to maximize
the home's marketability (see Blue
Ribbon Preferred); but, in most cases we meet with buyers and the
inspector just after the contract is signed. The sellers may point out
special things they've done to enhance the home, and give tips on how
things work. Buyers often use this opportunity to take pictures and plan
furniture arrangement, but you should follow the inspector, ask
questions, and search for problems. The process takes 2 to 3 hours
and is very detailed. Inspectors can miss things, and they don't
guarantee against omissions.
By the way, bring your checkbook to the inspection.
inspectors get paid up front. It assures objectivity.
We want our clients to know about the process, so below
is an instructive note from the guys who do the work.
We prefer Southern
Home Inspection Services. We assume no liability for their work, but
have found engineer John Horsman thorough and well qualified. He also is
qualified to do a 4-point hurricane inspection that can cut your
insurance by 50% or more! You may use any inspector you like.
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A home inspection is supposed to give you peace
of mind, but often has the opposite effect. You will be asked to
absorb a lot of information in a short time. This often includes a
written report, checklist, photographs, environmental reports if
needed, and what the inspector himself says during the inspection.
All this combined with the seller's disclosure and what you notice
yourself makes the experience even more overwhelming. What should
you do?
Relax. Most of your inspection will be maintenance
recommendations, life expectancies and minor imperfections. These
are nice to know about. However, the issues that really matter
will fall into four categories:
- Major defects. An example of this would be a structural
failure.
- Things that lead to major defects. A small roof-flashing
leak, for example.
- Things that may hinder your ability to finance, legally
occupy, or insure the home, like termites or mold.
- Safety hazards, such as an exposed live buss bar in the
electric panel.
Anything in these categories should be addressed. Often a
serious problem can be corrected inexpensively to protect both
life and property (especially in categories 2 and 4).
Most sellers are honest and are often surprised to learn of
defects uncovered during an inspection. Realize that sellers are
under no obligation to repair everything mentioned in the report.
No home is perfect. Keep things in perspective. Don't kill your
deal over things that don't matter. Be careful when demanding that
a seller address deferred maintenance, conditions already listed
on the seller's disclosure, or nit-picky items. The inspection
report may be used as an opportunity to renegotiate the price, or
it simply uses an expert to confirm the home's value, and reveals
details covered in paragraphs D and N of the standard contract
that refer to to wood destroying organisms and repairs. There is a
limited life expectancy on every roof, every paint job, and every
landscape. The Realtor takes these things into consideration when
advising the seller on a price that will favorably compete with
similar homes, or when advising the buyer on an appropriate
offering price. |
Wind Mitigation Certificate (4-point
inspection) will get you a homeowner insurance discount of 50% or more
on a well-qualified home. Ask the inspector about the discounted cost of
getting this certificate at the same time as the home inspection.
Rating Factors: roof shape, reinforced roof decking, number and
length of nails, roof shingle attachment method, shutter protection over
windows, hurricane straps and/or hurricane clips, full or partial impact
resistant glazing on windows, secondary water resistance barrier, other
wind resistent construction techniques.
Buying
or Selling a Home?
We know how to use home inspections and other
tools to your advantage. Coldwell Banker is the Realtor team to help you
buy or sell a Brevard or Indian River home. The orientation course at
some agencies instructs their new agents: "Just sign up the
listings, let someone else find the buyers." That philosophy
works for them, but not for you. You need a Realtor team committed to buyers.
If you are a BUYER, you want us.
We're expert in regional and neighborhood details and market
trends, and know where to find what you are looking for -- a home to
delight the whole family, or a superior performing investment. We
LISTEN to your needs to make a match anywhere on the Space Coast and
Treasure Coast (Titusville, Cocoa Beach Melbourne, Vero, Palm Beach).
If you are a SELLER, 4Brevard is that
"someone else" who will find your buyer. 4Brevard.com
brings buyers internationally because we support the buying
process with service, expertise, and helpful information right from this
website, even before buyers contact us. Your property is advertised on
this high-traffic website directly to the world with great pictures and
enticing details (click for examples).
Who would you rather market your home --
an agency that specializes in taking listings, or 4Brevard.com /
Coldwell Banker whose expertise is working with buyers?
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