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Eventually your buyers are going to conduct an inspection. You may as well know what they are going to find by getting there first. Having an inspection performed ahead of time creates a win/win situation and helps in many ways.


 


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  • Potential buyers may also view the report online later, at their own convenience.

  • How the Coconut Wireless affects Kauai Real Estate

    I am an independent home inspector on Kauai and I do pre-listing inspections for the reasons you have listed. Most brokers and agents do not promote this when in fact it does help. Most of my inspections are commissioned by agents or buyers not located on the island.
    There is a coconut good ole boy wireless here. Local agents arrange home inspections for their clients with inspectors that may issue soft reports so the home sells faster.
    Reason: Inspectors on Kauai are told to wait to be paid at closing from escrow. Totally unethical yet common practice. It sounds convenient to the buyer but in fact it promotes deferred maintenance. Brokers and agents may not aware of this. If they are, then they go along with it out of fear of the coconut wireless which also spreads rumors and innuendos.
    If you check the inspectors on the island you will find that most of them are not even members of home inspection associations. In fact, it is possible to be a home inspector in the state of Hawaii without certification or training. You might be hiring a dog groomer that is the friend of a broker. lol

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Reasons For the Seller to have a home inspection


  • The seller can choose a certified InterNACHI inspector rather than be at the mercy of the buyer’s choice of inspector.
  • The seller can schedule the inspections at the seller’s convenience.
  • It might alert the seller of any items of immediate personal concern, such as mold or active termite infestation.
  • The seller can assist the inspector during the inspection, something normally not done during a buyer’s inspection.
  • The seller can have the inspector correct any misstatements in the inspection report before it is generated.
  • The report can help the seller realistically price the home if problems exist.
  • The report can help the seller substantiate a higher asking price if problems don’t exist or have been corrected.

A seller inspection reveals problems ahead of time which:
1) might make the home show better.
2) gives the seller time to make repairs and shop for competitive contractors.
3) permits the seller to attach repair estimates or paid invoices to the inspection report.
4) removes over-inflated buyer procured estimates from the negotiation table.


More Reasons To Inspect When Listing...

  • The report might alert the seller to any immediate safety issues found, before agents and visitors tour the home.
  • The report provides a third-party, unbiased opinion to offer to potential buyers.
  • A seller inspection permits a clean home inspection report to be used as a marketing tool.
  • A seller inspection is the ultimate gesture in forthrightness on the part of the seller.
  • The report might relieve a prospective buyer’s unfounded suspicions, before they walk away.
  • A seller inspection lightens negotiations and 11th-hour re-negotiations.
  • The report might encourage the buyer to waive the inspection contingency.
  • The deal is less likely to fall apart the way they often do when a buyer’s inspection unexpectedly reveals a problem, last minute.
  • The report provides full-disclosure protection from future legal claims.

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I will inspect the properties you like and report back to you with a mini-report. Take advantage of having an independent home and property inspector on Kauai.