sellers (pre-listing) inspection
If you are selling a home in the Tampa area, you'll get the highest price in the shortest time, if your home is in top condition. Almost all sales contracts include the condition that the contract is contingent upon completion of a satisfactory home inspection, known as the home inspection contingency. If the buyers' home inspector finds a problem, it can cause the buyer to get cold feet and the deal can often fall through. At best, surprise problems uncovered by the buyers' home inspector will cause delays in closing, and usually you will have to pay for repairs at the last minute. Or you may have to take a lower price on your home.
Having a pre-listing home inspection completed before putting your home on the market will make the whole sales process easier. You can present any items as 'as is' and reflect them in the purchase price, or you can have the repairs done on your own terms. This gives you the freedom to choose who does the repairs, and in some cases, specify which materials are used. If issues are found during a buyer's inspection, those freedoms are taken away from you and placed in the buyers hands.
By having a pre-listing home inspection done, you can identify problems early. Then either correct them or present them as is, assuring that the first offer you accept can move quickly and
smoothly to closing without delays or costly surprises.