Why Should You Consider a Pre-Listing Home Inspection?

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Lately, there has been a trend developing in the real estate industry regarding home inspections. Many sellers are now choosing to do a pre-listing home inspection before they even put their home on the market. Today I have brought in my favorite home inspection expert, Rick Ray from Spy Inspection Services, to talk about the advantages of getting a pre-listing home inspections. There are 6 main benefits. They are:

1.  Choices

With a pre-listing home inspection, the seller is in control. They can choose when they want to have the inspection done, who they want to do the inspection, and they also have the opportunity to inform the inspector about upgrades or improvements made to the home. 

2. Flexibility

Once you have the pre-listing home inspection report, you can be proactive about any changes or improvements that need to be made to the home in order to sell for the highest amount of money possible, according to the home inspector. It also gives you ample time to get competitive bids put together in order to do those changes and upgrades, which is often more cost-effective than having to do improvements based on the buyer’s inspection.

3. Putting together an accurate listing price

This is huge. A lot of times this accurate listing price can be put together in a way where we actually get a higher asking price because the home was inspected better than we thought. It also limits re-negotiations by identifying problems ahead of time.

4. Full disclosure

This is huge for buyers. By providing this pre-listing inspection, you give the buyers more confidence in their purchase. When they get the inspection report and see the third-party evaluation, it lets them know you are trustworthy and they might even waive their own inspection as a result.

5. Less stress

When all of these things are combined, it leads to much less stress for both buyer and seller.

If you have any questions for us, feel free to give us a call or send us an email. If you want to get a hold of Rick for any of your home inspection needs, give him a call at (215) 362-1234 or send an email to info@spyinspections.com.

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

The Best Place to Live

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Many relocating buyers ask me why Montgomery & Bucks County is such a great place to live. 

There are really too many reasons to mention, but if I had to narrow it down, I would say one thing is we are a mere three-hour drive from 25% of the population of the United States.

We have the best of everything. We have the city, the suburbs, and the country. We have the best schools and beautiful farms. Our schools compete with private schools throughout the nation. The weather is great through all four seasons. Winter is about two months long, and then it's spring again 

We are also very close to Philadelphia, the birthplace of our nation, so our area is rich with national history. 

No matter what you're looking for, you'll find it here. If you have any questions, give me a call or send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you!

What Simple, Inexpensive Updates Can You Make on Your Home?

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If you are looking to sell your home, your goal is to get the most money possible in the shortest amount of time. One of the best ways to add value and appeal to your home is through home staging. Home staging is the art of selling a home faster by making a home more appealing to the right buyer. You have a lot of options for how you want to go about it. You could hire a professional staging company, which could be substantially costly. However, most of the time, a few simple fixes is all it takes to transform a living room. 

Today we are going to go through some of our most favorite, inexpensive home staging tips for you. We hope these will help you save both time and money when it comes time to sell your home.

A fresh coat of paint is always a good idea. Neutral, warm colors work best for highlighting the natural light in your home. This will make it easier to brighten the room with some colorful accessories and pull everything together.

A common design problem facing many homeowners is that they have no real entry way, as their front door opens up to the living room. To fix this, you can add a table, some lighting, and a rug to "fake a foyer" and make it feel like the living room and entryway are two different spaces.

A patterned rug, some pillows, or bright curtains add a ton of texture and an eclectic layer to the space, which is essential to a well-designed room.

In some cases, a "make-under" is just what you need. In the case of most fireplaces, taking some accessories and clutter away enhances the look and feel of the room greatly.

You could spend well over a few thousand dollars with a staging company, or you could do these fixes yourself for around $500. That's a small investment considering the value that you add to your home by adding those pieces.

If you have any questions for us about staging your home or anything else real estate related, give us a call or send over a quick email. We are always here to help, and would love to hear from you!