Dear home seller,

Crawls, attics, furnaces, electrical panels… these are some of the many places a conscientious home inspector must venture to make a complete and accurate assessment of your home.

Keep your stairwell tidy and free of debris and obstructions, and allow plenty of clearance around the garage door, electrical panel, and oven. If the attic hatch is in a closet, we need to remove clothing and other items from the upper shelves to allow access using a stepladder.

If you have a crawl space under the house and the hatch is not easily accessible, we ask that you remove any furniture or other items from this area and, if necessary, roll up floor coverings to expose the hatch, just before of the opening inspection.

No home is perfect, and a home inspection is not intended to identify every little blemish or minor blemish; however, the conscientious home inspector tries to find out if there are any major flaws in a home that the buyer, and perhaps no one else, is aware of. from – and you should also point out the positive aspects of the house.

In the vast majority of cases, we find nothing remarkable or anything to criticize in the narrow spaces; however, if there is no access to your basement, we may not be able to provide your Buyer with any relevant information about important components such as foundation walls, floor structure, electrical wiring, and the main plumbing system.

Try to understand the buyer’s point of view…”inaccessible” can mean “not assessable” and therefore can leave a big question mark in the buyer’s mind.

How would you feel if you were about to make the biggest purchase of your life and didn’t get a chance to see one of the biggest and most important components of that purchase?

And remember, you ARE marketing your home; You probably wouldn’t try to sell your car without letting prospective buyers look under the hood. It just makes sense to have all areas accessible, so your buyer can feel comfortable knowing there won’t be any nasty surprises down the line.

Sincerely,

the home inspector

To give your home a competitive edge when it comes time to sell, make sure it’s in good physical condition. This not only makes your home more attractive and desirable, but also simplifies or eliminates the negotiation process when it comes time for a buyer’s pre-purchase inspection.

To identify which components need further repair, many sellers retain the services of a professional home inspector prior to posting the FOR SALE sign.