How to Keep a Home Inspection From Costing You $10,000 After You Accept an Offer | Episode 105

“You can pay with a little time and a little money before you list, or a lot more money and a lot more headaches after you list. Either way, you pay.”

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What is the buyer’s home inspector going to find?

And more importantly: What is it going to cost you after you’ve already accepted their offer?

Maybe it’s a roof problem you didn’t know about. A wet basement. An HVAC issue. A chimney that needs work. A septic problem. Or something that sounds minor until the buyer hands you a repair request for $15,000, $20,000 or $30,000.

You do not have to wait until you’re under contract to find out.

In this episode of Talking Realty, Glen walks through the pre-listing inspection playbook Ohio Property Group uses to help sellers discover problems before buyers do, put real numbers on repairs before negotiations begin, and build the documentation that can keep an inspection from turning into a last-minute fight over your money.

You’ll learn:

What to fix before selling and what to do if you can’t afford to fix everything

How a $1,500 repair can turn into a $5,000 buyer request if you let the buyer put the first number on it

Which big-ticket systems deserve extra attention

How receipts, service records, inspection reports, photos and repair invoices can increase buyer confidence and strengthen your negotiating position