Resources For Sellers

Selling your home can be an exciting and often hectic time. Home inspections can often reveal flaws and underlying issues with your home you may not have known about. These can become extremely problematic when trying to get top dollar for your home. As such, we feel it is important to be proactive and have a pre-listing home inspection performed.

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Benefits of a Pre-Listing Home Inspection

Here are the four greatest benefits to having a pre-listing home inspection performed by one of our InterNACHI® certified and licensed home inspectors:

Time for Repairs

Home inspections often reveal a lot about your home that might need to be repaired. Some of these repairs can be potential deal breakers for prospective buyers. Having a pre-listing inspection provides you the time to make necessary repairs to your home, ensuring that it is in the best possible condition prior to putting it on the market.

Accurate Pricing

Sellers can use potential repair costs found during a pre-listing inspection to price their home more accurately. The seller can either choose not to make the repairs and subtract those repair costs from the final listing price or they can proactively make the repairs and list the home for a higher value.

Increases Trustworthiness

Trustworthiness is a key factor in any transaction. A seller can use the results of a pre-listing inspection as a means of being forthright and transparent regarding the state of the home. This allows the buyer to feel more confident that the seller is not trying to hide anything regarding the state of the home.

Simplifies Closing

Making repairs early after you get the results from a pre-listing inspection minimizes the chances of the buyer finding something during their inspection. This makes for fewer repairs and other outstanding items on the property that need to be taken care of before the transaction can successfully close.

Residential Inspection Services

There are a wide variety of homes across the Southwest. From the classic American Craftsman and rustic log cabins of Texas to the many Pueblo-Revival-inspired styles in New Mexico, the homes across the Southwest are beautiful and diverse.

However, no home is perfect. While deficiencies tend to be more common in older homes, even new homes built with modern tools and materials can have issues. This is why it is important to make sure you have your home thoroughly inspected by a certified, licensed home inspector!

Commercial Inspection Services

Many of our country’s biggest companies have chosen the Southwest as their home. From low costs of doing business and affordable real estate to the abundant desert beauty and rich local cultures, it is no wonder why businesses have flocked to New Mexico and Texas.

From multi-res apartment buildings to more traditional office spaces, there are a variety of commercial properties available across the Southwest. Make sure to protect your investment by having your property inspected by one of our certified commercial property inspectors!

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FROM OUR BUYERS & SELLERS

We had Lynn out to inspect our first home purchase. He took the time to walk us through everything and really understand the issues with the house. Lynn explained his findings in a way that alerted us to the issues but didn’t scare us away from the home. Our realtor was especially impressed with Lynn’s findings and presentation. We definitely recommend Cottages & Castles to anyone needing a home inspection.

Ashley A., Google Review

Lynn at Cottages and Castles provided the best home inspection process I could imagine. He responded immediately and set an appointment that was convenient for me. He arrived early for the appointment and started work immediately. After the inspection, he took extra time to do a walk-through together and he explained all the deficient items. I found his report to be very thorough and efficient with extra resource information attached.

Nichole B., Google Review

I hired them for a home inspection as a buyer of a slightly older home and the experience was very good. Lyndell is highly professional and explained everything to us in great detail, took plenty of time to answer our questions, and was highly punctual with communications. The inspection report is also very thorough and easy to read. Would use them again!

Mark K., Google Review