{"id":7283,"date":"2017-10-31T15:15:50","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T22:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?p=7283"},"modified":"2017-10-23T11:19:54","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T18:19:54","slug":"home-inspections-save-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2017\/10\/home-inspections-save-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Inspections Save Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Home inspections are one of the most important facets of buying and selling homes, but, unfortunately, they\u2019re often overlooked.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Such has been the case during Toronto\u2019s bidding war frenzy over the last few years, during which prospective buyers forfeited their right to a home inspection for fear of their bid being rejected. Soon noticed an uptick in calls from people who\u2019d foregone their right to inspection, and got stuck with thousands of dollars in repairs. She says that\u2019s a mistake that can be easily avoided.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Alice Soon, marketing manager of national programs at Pillar to Post, whether you\u2019re an end-user in the market for a new home, a seller, or an investor, home inspections are integral to saving money down the road.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just imagine buying a rental property only to find out the roof need replacing, warns Soon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIf you\u2019re buying an investment property, when you have a certified home inspector they should be giving you a thorough report of every part of the house, all the major systems,\u201d she said. \u201cA person buying a property as an investment is different than a person buying to live, though that\u2019s important too, because it\u2019s supposed to make you money, not lose money, so you need to know the condition of the home. If you buy something and you don\u2019t get an inspection but find out later replacements need to be done, that eats into your profits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For sellers, pre-listing inspections are also important, says Soon. For starters, transparency is a bargaining chip.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cYou can get a higher asking price if you get a pre-listing inspection,\u201d said Soon. \u201cThe seller can decide if they want to repair it or not, but you\u2019ll avoid problems later. If you\u2019re more transparent, even if you decide not to fix it, you have better negotiating power because the buyer will be comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pillar to Post has inspected over a million homes in the last 20 years, inspecting homes as an impartial third-party. However, everybody from buyers, sellers, and even realtors, reap the benefits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe\u2019re there to represent the client\u2019s best interest, and give them honest third-party objective feedback about the house\u2019s condition,\u201d she said. \u201cBut from a realtor\u2019s perspective, we\u2019re like part of their team because we help their client.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca\/news\/home-inspections-save-money-232774.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home Inspections Save Money<\/a> by Neil Sharma | Canadian Real Estate Wealth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home inspections are one of the most important facets of buying and selling homes, but, unfortunately, they\u2019re often overlooked. 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