Ten Ways the Seller can Prepare for a Home Inspection
| Seller's Tip |
A residential home inspector is responsible for inspecting the readily accessible systems and
components of your home. They are to inspect the systems and components and report on
the areas, which, in the professional opinion of the inspector, are deficient or significantly
deficient. The inspector is to state a reason why those items are deficient and report their
recommendations to correct or monitor the reported deficiency. The inspector is also to
report on the items not inspected and give a reason why they were not inspected.
Great care should be taken by the inspector to leave the property in the condition they
found it. With your help and these tips your inspection will be a smooth process and you will
be unpacking in your new home soon.
Here are some tips for preparing for your home check-up.
1. Unlock all gates and doors to allow free access to rear yards, storage rooms and other
areas normally locked or off limits.
2. Plan to have pets contained or boarded to prevent bites, lost pets, or a frightened
inspector.
3. Remove personal items from underneath pull down stairways, attic access doors and
scuttle hole/crawl spaces.
4. Remove personal items from in front to the electrical panel. This tip is especially
important in storage rooms.
5. Replace burned out or broken attic and crawl space lamps.
6. Have available any permits you acquired while remodeling or having repairs made
since you moved in.
7. Provide the inspector with a disclosure statement on your home.
8. If you have a system or component that does not operate, tell the inspector and give
a reason why and how long it has not worked.
9. Do not rush the inspector or interrupt their inspection. Usually a home inspection will
take about 2-3 hours.
10. Make sure all windows and doors are in proper operating condition.
components of your home. They are to inspect the systems and components and report on
the areas, which, in the professional opinion of the inspector, are deficient or significantly
deficient. The inspector is to state a reason why those items are deficient and report their
recommendations to correct or monitor the reported deficiency. The inspector is also to
report on the items not inspected and give a reason why they were not inspected.
Great care should be taken by the inspector to leave the property in the condition they
found it. With your help and these tips your inspection will be a smooth process and you will
be unpacking in your new home soon.
Here are some tips for preparing for your home check-up.
1. Unlock all gates and doors to allow free access to rear yards, storage rooms and other
areas normally locked or off limits.
2. Plan to have pets contained or boarded to prevent bites, lost pets, or a frightened
inspector.
3. Remove personal items from underneath pull down stairways, attic access doors and
scuttle hole/crawl spaces.
4. Remove personal items from in front to the electrical panel. This tip is especially
important in storage rooms.
5. Replace burned out or broken attic and crawl space lamps.
6. Have available any permits you acquired while remodeling or having repairs made
since you moved in.
7. Provide the inspector with a disclosure statement on your home.
8. If you have a system or component that does not operate, tell the inspector and give
a reason why and how long it has not worked.
9. Do not rush the inspector or interrupt their inspection. Usually a home inspection will
take about 2-3 hours.
10. Make sure all windows and doors are in proper operating condition.
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