June 22, 2006

What Is A Real Estate Purchase Option?

 

by Gregory Walding

A real estate purchase option is a document that gives someone the right to purchase a piece of property at a fixed price during the term that the real estate purchase option is in effect. During the option period, the owner can not sell the property to anyone else and must sell the property to the purchaser of the option if the purchaser desires the property. The purchaser has the right, but not the obligation, to purchase the property. The purchaser can let the option expire without purchasing the property. Your only lose, in this case, would be the price you paid for the real estate purchase option.

There are three things you must determine at the time that the option is created for the property.

1. How much will you pay for the property if you decide to purchase it? It does not matter if the value of the property goes up or down during the option term, you will be able to purchase the property for the price agreed upon in the option. If the value goes up, you win, but if the value goes down, you should let the option expire and just purchase it for the going value at the time. Your maximum loss is the amount you paid the owner for the real estate purchase option.

2. How long is the term of the option? The term is a fixed amount of time and depends on what you and the owner will agreed upon. Most option contracts have a one or two year term but it can be any amount of time that you agree.

3. How much are you willing to pay for the option? You must purchase the option from the owner of the property. This money belongs to the owner no matter if you decide to purchase the property or let the option expire.

To prevent the owner from selling the property while the option is in effect, you can record the real estate purchase option with the county courthouse. However, you may want to consider the consequences of this action as some mortgage companies will call the loan due if they see a purchase option for the property as they consider it a sale. You should use your judgment for this.

Once you own a real estate purchase option, you control the property. Also, the real estate purchase option is also an asset that may be sold, or assigned to another person if you wish. Look for the next article to see what you can do with your property now that you have secured the purchase option.

About the Author

Greg Walding owns W & P Property Management and has a gained alot of knowledge in the area of securing property with very little money down. check out some of the information he has gathered at http://www.extremepersonalfinance.com.















 

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Softer Housing Sector Is Seen, But Data Don't Point to Collapse


 

By Christopher Conkey and Michael Corkery
From The Wall Street Journal Online

U.S. home builders stepped up the pace of new construction in May after three months of declines, a sign that the housing market is softening but not collapsing.

The Commerce Department said housing starts rose 5% last month from April to an annual rate of 1.96 million units, but were down 3.8% from a year earlier. Building permits, an indicator of future trends in new residential construction, fell 2.1% last month and were running 8.5% lower than a year earlier.

The faster pace of new-home building in May is confirmation that the housing market is experiencing what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke recently described as an "orderly and moderate" correction following last year's peak. That bodes well for the economy, though analysts anticipate more weakness in the housing market during the rest of the year.

"Housing starts surprised to the upside, but May's rebound is almost certainly a temporary pause in the downward trend," said Haseeb Ahmed, U.S. economist at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Other economists were puzzled about why builders would keep ramping up the supply of new homes when demand is on the wane. Daniel Oppenheim, an analyst at Bank of America Securities, said the gap between starts and sales traffic was at the "highest level in at least the past 20 years," a development that would lead to "even higher inventory and more pricing pressure."

There are proliferating signs that builders are responding to widespread expectations that the housing boom is ending. Robert Toll, chief executive of Toll Brothers Inc., the luxury-home builder based in Horsham, Pa., said the industry also faces an increasingly negative psychology among prospective buyers, despite historically low interest rates and a relatively strong economy. He attributes some of that negativity to media reports about the housing slowdown. "If you go to a party and tell people that you bought a new house, people look at you like you are crazy," he said.

Toll Brothers last month reported that orders for new homes fell 32% in the latest quarter. On Monday, KB Home, the big Los Angeles builder, said it had laid off some 7% of its workers.

In May, starts of single-family homes rose 2.1% from April, but were 7.6% lower than a year earlier, with the declines particularly pronounced in the Midwest. The South is the only region where the rate of new-home construction is up from a year earlier.

One bright spot for builders has been the construction of apartment buildings. Housing starts for residential structures with five or more units leapt 25.4% in May and were nearly 15% higher than a year earlier.














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Land Prices Increasingly Drive Housing Markets, Fed Study Says

 

By Campion Walsh
From The Wall Street Journal Online

WASHINGTON -- Housing prices in big U.S. cities have increasingly reflected underlying land value rather than building value since the mid-1980s, and that trend is likely to continue, according to a Federal Reserve study released Tuesday.

In the 46 biggest metro housing markets, land's share of property prices increased on average to 51% in 2004 from 32% in 1984, according to the study authored by Michael Palumbo, chief economist in the Fed's flow of funds section, and Morris Davis, a former Fed economist now at the University of Wisconsin.

The increase was especially sharp during the 1998-2004 housing boom, when land's share of property values gained 11 percentage points, the study said.

"With residential land having appreciated so significantly over the past 20 years around the country, the future course of land prices is expected to play an even more important role in governing home prices -- in terms of average appreciation rates and volatility -- in the next two decades," according to the study.

The report concludes that land's increased share of property values "could mean faster home-price appreciation, on average, and possibly larger swings in home prices."

Even if land appreciation returns to the slower pace seen before the 1998-2004 boom, cumulative gains in land value mean that house prices might rise more quickly on average than they did before the boom, it said.

Regionally, relatively expensive housing markets have seen somewhat bigger increases in land's share of prices in the 1998-2004 period, but the current housing boom has been marked by rapid appreciation of residential land "just about everywhere," according to the report.

The Fed study also found that at some point since 1984 most large U.S. cities have gone through one pronounced price cycle in which residential land lost value for several years, usually after several years of rapid appreciation.

"In real terms, land prices have generally taken several years to go from peak to trough, and the subsequent recovery from these price declines has generally occurred at a more gradual pace," the study said.















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Fee-Based Consultants Gain A Foothold in Home Sales

 

By Thomas Kostigen
From Marketwatch

There's a new breed of real estate agent in town, agents who are marketing themselves as consultants. They boast that they do not take commissions and that they offer services for savvy consumers.

It's an interesting concept in today's real estate market where agents are slashing commissions to garner new business. Volume picks up the slack in lost income for agents willing to shave a percentage off their commission, or so they hope.

The average commission for a real estate agent on residential sale is 5%, a full percentage point lower than a decade ago. Some agencies offer discounted commissions as low as 3%. And now this: pay as you go service, or a la carte real estate consulting.

Ryan & Associates Realty in San Francisco says "with a consultant, you pay for just the services or expertise you need, and it's a customized set of services for each consumer. Some consumers may choose to work with a real estate consultant by the hour, some would like to choose a la carte services, and others would like to bundle a few tasks/services together. It's possible the consumer will complete some tasks on his or her own. The biggest plus in consulting services is that the consumer now has choices."

The agency is quick to note that the commission-based system as practiced by most Realtors may be less expensive. But it all depends on the consumer and his or her needs. A for-sale-by-owner scenario that needs a little marketing support may end up saving the seller thousands of dollars, especially in markets where multiple offers are common.

Fee-for-service, as these real estate consultants call their practice, isn't discounting. They say discounters depend on volume and mass production, not quality or service, on which they pride themselves.

These are the services Ryan & Associates says it provides: first visit, listing appointment, installing sign and/or lock-boxes, photography, brokers' tours, advertising preparation and placements, preparation of brochures and flyers, Internet advertising, graphics, weekly communications, scheduling appointments, follow-up on showings, negotiations, meeting with inspectors and appraisers, reviewing settlement papers and closing. In other words, exactly the services most commission-based real estate agents provide.

The total estimated cost for all this is about $7,000, or the price of a traditional commission on $140,000 house.

The fee-based firm also offers a menu of services for buyers: traditional commission, an hourly fee with 100% rebate or a "risk-sharing plan" that entails a $1,000 retainer, another $2,000 due upon purchase and sales agreement and when more than 20 hours of professional services is billed, $100 per hour and is due at closing with the balance of the real estate commission is rebated.

That scheme could add up to far less than what a traditional commission would be on a home sale -- but real estate professionals say an attorney would most certainly have to also be hired to review the maze of closing documents anyone who has bought or sold a house knows come with a sale. And that legal fee could push costs up dramatically.

What counts most?

Real estate professionals are conflicted about the fee versus commission proposition. Some say it's about the person, and others say it's about the numbers.

Davis Paris, a former Morgan Stanley real estate executive and now a private developer as principal of ParisWest in Venice, Calif., says on the one hand "you want somebody who can get you that crazy price," yet on the other hand, the "market determines much of the price."

He points to the widely followed Multiple Listing Service), which features home sale price information and is generally available to the public. "The information is all there," he says, "but sometimes you need someone who understands more."

Whether fee or commission then really doesn't matter; it's the real estate professional and service you get that counts, if indeed an intermediary is needed at all.

Wall Street has been struggling with this same fee versus commission debate. According to Boston-based Financial Research Corp, 50% of stock brokers' compensation comes from commissions on trades, the rest from fees. And a Rydex Advisor Benchmarking Research study says, "the share of income generated by commissions is shrinking."

Fee-based financial advisers have always been associated with wealthy clients. Wealthy clients with more money know they can command lower fees and/or discounts.

With home prices soaring, it looks like the same power is being handed to real estate buyers and sellers. The question is whether they'll choose to use it.

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Housing Starts Went Up in May, Indicating a Moderate Slowdown

 

By Brian Blackstone
From The Wall Street Journal Online

Housing starts increased for the first time since January last month, suggesting that the U.S. housing sector, though moderating, is doing so in an orderly fashion despite rising interest rates.

"Although we believe the housing market has clearly peaked, we expect a moderation in activity rather than a sharp decline, and we view this report as supporting this thesis," Bear Stearns U.S. Economics said in a research note.

May housing starts rose 5% to a seasonally adjusted 1.957 million annual rate, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Housing starts in April dropped 5.5% to a 1.863 million rate, which was revised up from an original estimate of a 7.4% decline to 1.849 million.

May building permits, which are seen as an indicator of future activity, fell slightly. Housing starts were down 3.8% from May 2005 levels. Building permits were 8.5% lower from a year earlier.

Last month's housing starts data were well above Wall Street expectations. The median estimate of 15 economists surveyed by Dow Jones and CNBC had housing starts up 1.7% to a 1.88 million annual rate.

Tuesday's housing figures come on the heels of data showing building sentiment continues to wane.

The latest National Association of Home Builders confidence index fell four points to an 11-year low in June. NAHB expects single-family housing starts in 2006 to decline about 9% versus 2005.

According to the Federal Reserve's latest studies of regional economies, known as the "beige book" reports, "residential real estate markets continued to cool across much of the country -- with most districts reporting slower homebuilding and sales of existing homes."

With core inflation rising and economic figures showing continued growth, Fed officials are widely expected to raise interest rates a 17th-straight time, to 5.25%, when it meets in late June.

Tuesday's government report on housing starts showed permits for future building dropped by 2.1% in May to a 1.932 million annual rate. Permits had been projected by economists to fall 2% to 1.933 million.

Regionally, home construction last month rose 8.5% to 960,000 in the South and jumped 15.8% to 520,000 units in the West. Starts climbed by 1.7% to 183,000 units in the Northeast and dropped 15.8% to 294,000 units in the Midwest.

Breaking down the rate of 1.957 million overall U.S. starts in May, single-family housing rose 2.1% to a rate of 1.586 million units, while starts of housing with two or more units increased by 19.7% to 371,000 units. Within that category of two or more units, groundbreakings of homes with five or more units -- or multi-family -- increased 25.4% to 321,000 units.

Nationwide, an estimated 189,300 houses were started in May based on figures unadjusted for seasonal factors. An estimated 182,700 building permits were issued last month, also based on unadjusted figures.













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June 07, 2006

Home Prices Up 12.5% in 2005, But Rise Just 2% in First Quarter

 

By Rex Nutting

From Marketwatch

U.S. home prices rose at the slowest pace in two years in the first quarter, as some once-hot markets in California saw prices fall.

The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight said Thursday its home-price index was up 12.5% in the past year and up 2% from the fourth quarter to the first quarter. It was the slowest quarterly gain in prices since the first quarter of 2004. In the fourth quarter, prices were up 13.3% year-over-year and had risen 3.1% quarter to quarter.

"These data show average housing prices still growing stronger than some might have expected," said OFHEO Acting Director James Lockhart. "They do indicate, however, that price growth is moderating in some parts of the country, particularly in areas where prices have been rising the most."

For the first time since 2002, two states -- Iowa and South Dakota -- showed price declines from the fourth quarter to first quarter.

Among 275 metro areas, 53 saw prices decline from the fourth quarter to the first quarter, including some previous hot markets in California.

The fastest price appreciation in the past year has been in Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Oregon, the District of Columbia, Maryland and Idaho. All saw prices rise more than 20% in the past year. Prices in California were up 19.2% in the past year.

Arizona continued to have the fastest growing prices, but its growth rate fell in half during the first quarter. Prices in Arizona are up 32.8% in the past year. The slowest home price gains were in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa. All had year-over-year price gains of less than 5%.

In the first quarter, prices in 14 states were rising slower than consumer prices.

Among 275 metro areas, St. George, Utah, had the biggest year-over-year gain at 38.4%. It was followed by Naples, Fla. (37.7%), Fort Myers, Fla. (36.9%), Phoenix (36.5%) and Lakeland, Fla. (35.6%).

Some once-hot California markets cooled. Although prices are still up more than 10% year-over-year, prices declined on a quarterly basis in San Jose, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Sacramento and Salinas.

The smallest annual gains were in Saginaw, Mich. (0.1%), Anderson, Ind. (0.8%), Erie, Pa. (1%), Canton, Ohio (1.2%), and Lafayette, Ind. (1.2%). All five of those cities saw prices falling from the fourth quarter to the first quarter.

The OFEHO home-price index is considered to be the most accurate of such measures because it tracks sales and refinancings of the same property over time, meaning changes in the mix of homes being sold do not skew the reading.

Other home-price indicators also show a marked slowdown. The median price of a new home is up 0.9% in the past year. The median price of an existing home is up 4.2%.

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Home Improvements to Avoid When Selling Your House

 

By Amy Hoak

From The Wall Street Journal Online

The in-ground swimming pool at a house in rural North Carolina is a huge asset in the social lives of Greg Gabbard's college-age children. But Mr. Gabbard sees the pool as one of the biggest home-investment mistakes he has ever made.

"Assuming I can sell this place, I will never have another pool," says the 43-year-old Internet-security contractor.

He blames the pool -- and the house's high-maintenance cedar siding -- for buyers' reluctance to purchase the four-bedroom home during its five-month stint on the market last summer. While nearby Charlotte, N.C., enjoyed a healthy real-estate market, Mr. Gabbard got a dozen lookers and no takers for the house.

His assumption is probably correct, says Holly Slaughter, brand manager for RealEstate.com, a Web site that provides information to home buyers and sellers. A pool often deters buyers, especially in areas with a number of community swimming holes, she says.

Homeowners hear a lot about improvements that might add value to houses. But less attention is paid to what to avoid.

Steer clear of renovations that will cost you money at resale time. Avoid these seven deadly sins of remodeling if you want an edge over other home sellers in an iffy market.

1. Overexpanding

Trying to keep up with the Joneses is fine, but don't keep outdoing neighbors with additions unless you plan to stay put a long time.

A home that becomes conspicuously larger -- and more expensive -- than those around it will risk becoming hard to sell, Mrs. Slaughter says.

Additions tend not to return their entire investment, according to Tom Stevens, president of the National Association of Realtors. The 2005 "Cost vs. Value Report" by the association and Remodeling magazine found that homeowners were able to recoup only 83% of the cost of a family-room addition and 82% of a midrange master suite.

2. Making your home into something it's not

Don't change the general architecture of the home, and make sure that renovations match. For example, a modern steel door doesn't belong on a ranch house built in the 1970s, Mrs. Slaughter says.

Changes that are obviously inconsistent with the home's style will limit the number of people interested in buying it, says Michael Nagel, vice chairman of the National Association of Home Builders' Remodelors Council. This is especially true for structures such as the Frank Lloyd Wright house he's working on; it's relevant to a somewhat lesser degree for a typical tract home.

3. Changing a room's function

Completely altering the purpose of a room is risky. Keep kitchens as kitchens, and bathrooms as bathrooms. They were built that way for a reason.

"We all expect basic functionality," Mrs. Slaughter says. "If you start changing the basic items that you expect out of your home, you're really customizing it for yourself."

Despite the rising number of people who work at home, building an office also can be a negative, Mr. Stevens says.

The National Association of Realtors/Remodeling magazine study found that installing a computer set-up, office storage and commercial carpeting while also rewiring the room for computer and fax use produced only an average 73% return of cost.

4. Doing it yourself -- when you shouldn't

Be extremely confident you're capable of taking on a project before trying to do it yourself.

"I wouldn't try and fix my own car; why would someone want to fix their own house?" says Mr. Nagel, who often sees sloppy tile jobs done by amateurs.

5. Underbudgeting

Don't underestimate how much projects will cost. Expenses usually are added, not subtracted.

Homeowners routinely go 20% to 30% over budget, Mrs. Slaughter says. "People not only underbudget from a monetary point, but they also underbudget time," she says. A prospective buyer walking through a home isn't going to see the glass as half full when a project is half done.

6. Making unneeded renovations

When remodeling for resale, don't waste time with renovations that won't pay off. If you must have a pool, it helps to install a new patio, porch and alternative entryway, Mrs. Slaughter says, but you still may have to lower your expectations on who will be interested in buying.

Proceed first with projects that are going to have the highest rate of return, experts advise. In the last four annual editions, the National Association of Realtors/Remodeling magazine study has identified four renovations that show the greatest return at resale: improvements to siding, windows, kitchens and bathrooms.

In the 2005 study, a midrange bathroom renovation paid off with an average 102% return on investment and an upscale bathroom renovation recouped 93% of its cost. A midrange kitchen renovation recouped 91% of its cost on average, and an upscale kitchen recouped 85%. A minor kitchen remodeling job returned 99% of its cost.

7. Neglecting maintenance

Proper maintenance and annual upkeep may be the most important improvements of all.

Clean the gutters to protect the exterior from water damage. Trim shrubs. Check for termites. Keep track of annual checkups -- and use that as a selling point. Annual maintenance pays back handsomely when you sell. And before the house goes up for sale, experts recommend a fresh coat of paint.











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Things to keep in mind while buying a home!

 

Author: Alex Tonel

Buying a home is really exciting. But before buying there are certain things you must look for and here are they to help you out.

Whenever you are looking to buy a house get a pre-approval document. A pre approval document is needed by the real estate agent to show that you are ready and serious about buying a house. It will add on to the advantages and will empower you to negotiate a better offer to buy the home of your dream.
What are the things you will require to get a pre approval? Just read on:

You should get a copy of you FICO score. Most of the people start looking for a home then applying for a home loan only to find out later that there is something wrong with their credit. Do not let this happen to you. So get a report before finding a home. A FICO report is a tally of your credit score aggregated from the three major reporting credit bureaus. Any negative information such as collections, late payments and bankruptcies can tarnish your score. However you can fix your credit score by paying off the collection accounts, pay your bills on time and paying down any credit cards to lower 40% the maximum limit. In a few months you can raise your FICO score by as much as 20 to 100 points. This means better loans term when applying for a loan. So do not forget to get your FICO score before buying a home.

There are costs in buying and selling a home. If you sell a house prematurely it may prove to be disadvantageous to you. The right alternative can be refinancing. So buy a house for a longer period at least two to three years.

You must aim for a house that you think can afford to buy making the monthly payments. Do not buy a house that is unnecessarily expensive. You should buy a house that is right for you. As house purchase can prove to be your biggest investment you make, hence you would prefer to get a good return in future.

You have to live in the house you are buying so buy it at a location that is convenient to you. When looking for right locations consider good future equity appreciation, safety, a good school district and a nearby freeway access.

Always compare the price of the houses you are going to buy with you neighborhood. Once you have found the house of your choice you must compare its prices with the other houses in that area the price should not differ more than 5 percent than the average cost of the houses in that area.

You must also get a house inspection done before making a deal. This inspection can help you find the damages that may need certain repairing by the seller.

It is always in your hand to crack the best possible deal for yourself. All you need to do is be cautious when making a choice.

Alex Tonel is editor of UK Mortgage Directory and UK Education Director












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Tips on Selling Your Home

 

by Khieng Chho

If you had finally decided to move your family into a new place because your new job is asking for it, it may come to a term that you will sell your house. By applying several simple techniques and tips, you can actually sell your home without the help of a real state agent. Since you're moving with your family, selling your home can help in finding and purchasing a new house.

However, in selling your house, it will take hard work and commitment from you. Precisely, you can't always find buyers in an instant. So, you must take the right strategies in order to increase the chances in getting your home to be sold.

Here are helpful tips that can help you in each way:

* You must understand the status of real estate market.

Getting the current situation of real estate status is a great start. You must determine what kind of decisions you will make that can affect the sale of your house. If needed, you ask from real estate agents for considerable guidance.

* Timing .

Timing is one thing that you can't take for granted in the estate market since it comes with its high and lows. If you're not in a hurry to sell your home, you can wait for the right buyer to arrive.

* You can form a team of professionals.

Even if you know how to handle things in selling your house, it is advantageous to have specialized knowledge from sales agents as well as from real estate lawyers. They can help you on matters pertaining to selling and buying agreements.

* Determining the selling price of your home.

The perfect way to determine the right selling price of your home is through a professional real estate appraiser.

* Preparing your house to be sold.

You can set open house days to possible interested buyers. The house must be thoroughly cleaned.

* Spread the news.

You can put a sign board in your front yard that can call attention from passersby. You can also make highlight sheets in outlining key features of your house so that you can distribute those to friends.

* Learn some negotiating skills.

In negotiating, you and the buyer keep on exchanging offers. In discussing the price, it's advised that you know the proper calculations of numbers are correct. If done right, you have the position to negotiate in a firm manner.

* If all fails, go and ask from realtors.

If you didn't get what you're hoping for, you can list your house to any multiple listing services. It will cost you some fee however your house will be exposed to thousands of buyers across the country.

These helpful tips can give you the flexibility you always wanted in selling your home in such a way it could save or make thousands of dollars in your account.

About the Author

Khieng 'Ken' Chho - Online Home Selling Resources. For related articles and other resources, visit Ken's website: http://sell-home.onew3b.net/

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Sell Your Home Faster With A Pre-Listing Home Inspection

 

The reports abound about a slow down in the real estate market. Homes are sitting on the market for longer periods of time, and sellers are finding that buyers are more concerned with the condition of the home. With more homes on the market to choose from, buyers can afford to walk away from a deal, if the conditions of the home are not to their satisfaction.

How well do you know YOUR home?

Why wait for a buyers Home Inspector to uncover hidden problems, after you have already accepted an offer that could end up costing you thousands in a lower negotiated selling price?

A Professional Sellers Pre-Listing Home Inspection can help you identify critical areas of concern up-front.

You decide whether to perform repairs or disclose during initial negotiations.

Pre-listing Home Inspection Benefits

There are many benefits to having your home inspected before listing. With a pre-listing inspection your home could sell faster and for more money without any renegotiations because results of the inspection will be presented ahead of time. Your potential buyer will be reassured about the condition of the home from the detailed inspection report. A pre-inspected listing will also give you the ability to fix any problems and deal with any issues ahead of time, so there wont be any surprises.

1. Home could sell faster!
2. Home could sell for more money!
3. No more buyers walking away because they think there is a problem with the house.
4. No deal-killing home inspector picking your home apart after the deal is done.
5. No 11th hour renegotiations based on the inspector's findings.
6. No helpless feelings that an inspector has raised an issue that is not a big problem.
7. No more buyers getting cold feet when they find out the home is not perfect.
8. No more buyers walking away because they don't have time for an inspection.
9. No more parade of inspectors through your home before a multiple-offer situation.
10. You choose the inspector based on reputation and credentials.
11. You resolve any differences of opinion before the house goes on the market.
12. You fix any problems you like or recognize the problem and reflect it in the purchase price - take it off the table as a negotiating tool against you.
13. Inspection Report can be made available as an HTML web page link, to be included on your listing agents web site. That way, prospective buyers can see the report in advance.

Many inspectors will come back to re-inspect fixes

If you fix or improve areas noted in the report, many home inspectors will return to the home, to update the report to reflect the current status. This can be a big selling advantage, in particular in a slower market, where buyers are more concerned with condition and value.

As real estate market conditions continue to soften, you need every advantage possible to help your home sell. Dont wait with your fingers crossed, hoping the buyers home inspector doesnt find any problems. Consider a pre-listing home inspection to put you in the drivers seat and to present your home in the proper light.

About the Author:
Scott Home Inspection - A Colorado Professional Home Inspection company serving Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, Greeley and surrounding areas, including Radon testing, Mold inspector. http://www.scotthomeinspection.com/








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