Move-In Certified

  Why should you have a "Move-In Certified Seller's Inspection?

Advantages to the Seller

• Seller can choose an interNACHI certified inspector from the Washington Group to inspect their home before buyer selects a non-qualified inspector.

• Seller's can schedule their inspection though the Washington Group for a time that is convenient to the Seller to include the weekend.

• An inspection will alert the Seller of any items of immediate personal concern such as a gas leak or water damage that should be addressed. 

• The Seller can assistance and participate in the inspection process which is not allowed with the buyers inspection.

• The Seller can have the inspector correct or clarify any issues reported in the report before the final report is generated..

• The report can provide information to aid the Seller determine a realistic price for the home.

• The report can help the Seller substantiate a higher asking price if problems don't exist or have been corrected.

• A Seller's inspection might reveal problems ahead of time which might make the home show better.

• A Seller's inspection gives the Seller time to make repairs and shop for competitive contractors.

• A Seller's inspection permits the Seller to attach repair estimates or paid invoices to the report.

• A Seller's inspection removes over-inflated, buyer procured estimates from the negotiating table.

• The report may alert the Seller to any important safety concerns before agents and visitors tour the home.

• The report provides a third party, unbiased opinion to offer the potential buyers.

• A Seller's inspection provides a clean home inspection report hosted online to be used as a marketing tool.

• Move-In Certified yard signs stand out and attract potential buyers.

• A seller inspection is the ultimate gesture in forthrightness on the part of the seller.

• A report may relieve a buyer's unfounded suspicions before they walk away. 

• The report may even encourage the buyer to waive the inspection contingency and often does.

• The deal is much less likely to fall apart the way they often do when a buyer's inspection reveals a problem, last minute.

• The report provides a full disclosure protection from future legal claims.

• Agents can recommend a certified InterNACHI inspector from the Washington Group to inspect the home properly before the buyer's inspector arrives.

• Sellers can schedule the inspection at their convenience with little effort on the part of the agent.

• Sellers can correct any misstatements on the report before it is generated.

• Reports help sellers see their homes through the eyes of a critical third party, thus making sellers more realistic about the asking price.

• Agents are alerted to any immediate safety issues found before other agents and potential buyers tour the home.

• Repairs made ahead of time make the home show better.

• Agents love the attention that Move-In Certified yard signs attract.

• The reports hosted online entice potential buyers to tour Move-In Certified homes.

• The reports provide third party, unbiased opinions to offer to potential buyers.

• Move-In Certified reports can be used as marketing tools to help sell the home.

• Reports may relieve prospective buyer's unfounded suspicions before they walk away.

• Seller's inspections eliminate buyer's remorse that sometimes occurs just after an inspection.

• Seller’s inspections relieve the agent of having to hurriedly procure repair estimates or schedule repairs.

• The reports might even encourage buyers to waive their inspection contingencies and often do.

• Seller’s inspections lighten negotiations and 11th hour renegotiations.

• Deals are less likely to fall apart the way they often do when buyer's inspections unexpectedly reveal problems, last minute.

• Reports provide full disclosure protection from future legal claims.

• The inspection is done already.

• The inspection is paid for by the seller.

• The report provides a more accurate, third party view of the condition of the home prior to making an offer.

• A seller inspection eliminates surprise defects.

• Problems are corrected or at least disclosed prior to making an offer on the home.

• A seller inspection reduces the need for negotiations and 11th hour renegotiations.

• The report might assist in acquiring financing.

• A seller inspection allows the buyer to sweeten the deal without increasing the offering price by waiving inspections.