For sellers
Pre-listing inspection checklist for sellers in Jacksonville and Eastern North Carolina.
Have the house inspected before you list it. You get the same kind of report a buyer will order, while there is still time to repair, disclose, or price the findings.
What the visit is for
This is a full home inspection, booked by the seller. The report is ready the same day or the next day. Weekends are available if you ask by phone.
Clear the way
The report includes only what the inspector can reach. Before the visit, clear the attic hatch, the crawlspace door, the electrical panel, the water heater, and the air handler. Move storage from the attic service platform, and away from those doors and panels. Unlock gates and any outbuilding you want included. A space that stays blocked is left out of your report, and a buyer’s inspector may still get into it later.
You see it first
The report is yours. Roof, attic, crawlspace, electrical panel, plumbing, HVAC, and the outside of the house are the same areas a buyer’s inspector is going to open. You get the photos before a buyer does.
Fix, disclose, or price it
A loose railing, a dead outlet, or a water heater that is already past its life is cheaper to handle on your timeline. What you will not repair can be disclosed, or reflected in the price, instead of showing up as a demand with a deadline.
The crawlspace and the panel
In this climate, moisture under the house and heat in the electrical panel are the two findings that stall a sale. Thermal imaging is included and is used for hidden moisture, missing insulation, and overheating circuits.
Plumbing
The inspection covers the visible supply and waste lines, the fixtures, and the water heater. Leaks, a tank past its normal life, and drains that do not empty are the notes a buyer’s inspector will write. Seeing them now lets you repair them, or disclose them, before an offer puts a deadline on the work.
HVAC
The inspection covers the type and age of the system, and whether it actually heats and cools. Condensate that dumps into the attic or the crawlspace is a moisture problem a buyer’s inspector will flag. Knowing that now keeps the conversation from starting after you are under contract.
The roof, without a walk
The roof is inspected with a high-definition drone. Sellers do not need someone walking the shingles to find out the pipe boots are cracked.
It is not a shield
It takes away the surprise of a problem you could have known about. A buyer’s inspector may still describe the same finding in different words.
Know the list the buyer will use
Buyers are looking at the roof, the crawlspace, the panel, the HVAC, and signs of water. That list is written out on the pre-purchase inspection checklist. If the panel is the part of the house you already have a question about, the electrical panel page says what gets looked at.
Sample reports show the photos and the way findings are written. You will know what a buyer’s agent is going to be reading.
No-obligation pricing
See the house the way a buyer’s inspector will.
Takes less than a minute.