Home Inspections

If you are intending to sell your home, then it is essential to get your home inspected by a professional home inspector. This will help you not only to identify and rectify all the imperfections of your home, but will also give you a fair idea of the true value of your home.

Here are a few things that you should keep in mind while preparing you house for a home inspection.

o Scrub and clean your home- Before home inspection, clean you home properly. This will help the examiner to move around with ease as well as also demonstrate that your take proper care of your home.

o Make sure that all the utilities are functional- Even if your home is vacant, the utilities like dish washer, gas stove, air conditioner and furnace, should be functional. This will help the home examiner to check holders for reverse polarity and grounding.

o Keep all the keys and remote controls accessible- For accurate home inspection, it is important to keep all the keys and remote controls easily accessible. The garage, basement, outbuildings and electrical boxes are certain areas of your home that should be scrutinized. So, keep the keys handy.

o Remember to remove all the trash from the exterior inspection areas- The home superintendent will not remove the trash from the exterior inspection areas of your home and then go ahead with the assessment. If the area is inaccessible, the supervisor won't complete the report. For this reason, clean the exterior areas beforehand.

o Keep the repair document in one place- Provide the supervisor all the documents and invoices pertaining to the repair and remodeling project that have been undertaken.

o Don't participate in home inspection- Leave the buyer and house superintendent alone during the inspection process. This will allow the buyer to become acquainted with all the aspects of the house.