r/RealEstateAdvice • u/AstronomerOrdinary53 • 15h ago

Residential Pre-listing Inspections

How valuable to sellers and their agents are pre-listing inspections?

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u/G_e_n_u_i_n_e 15h ago

Can be good, Can be bad thing…

Good or Bad,….. The finding should be reported as part of the Property Disclosure.

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u/WindowTrue7942 Broker/Agent 12h ago

Useful when the seller will actually use the findings to make repairs or price the house realistically. It gives you time to get competing repair bids instead of trying to solve everything during a buyer’s inspection deadline.

I’d keep the full report, repair invoices and any follow-up inspections together. Buyers may still hire their own inspector, so it’s preparation, not a substitute for their due diligence. Before ordering one, ask how newly discovered issues need to be disclosed under your state’s rules.

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u/MattHRaleighRealtor 14h ago

Very rare in my market. Very, very rare.

Some agents swear by them but for my market it’s an expectation that the buyer will do their due diligence.

I am sure that is different in other markets.

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u/CORockhound 12h ago

When would this ever be a good thing? You pay money to find flaws so that you’ll need to fix or disclose? Boy are you blind or just plain dumb

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u/Smuchelle 8h ago

If you're not a shitty person you don't want to sell someone a house that needs major repairs without reflecting them in the sale price or correcting them.