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5 Tips On Removing Stress During The Home Inspection Process

November 30th, 2011 at Wed, 30th, 2011 at 2:46 pm by Rick Schutte

The sale of your home is stressful enough without adding the stress on a home inspection. In this interview with Rick Bunzel of Pacific Crest Inspections and Rick Schutte of Coldwell Banker Koetje Real Estate, we discuss how to make the home inspection process less stressful. Rick gives us 5 ideas that benefit the home seller, buyer, and home inspector and helps to relieve some of the stress of the home inspection.

  1. If the house is more than 3 years old, get the furnace serviced and provide the inspector the receipts.
  2. Paint and touch up any peeling paint areas.
  3. If you have an older roof, have a roofer check it and make any repairs. Provide the receipts to the inspector.
  4. If something is broken, get it fixed before the inspection. If you can’t get it fixed, disclose it to the inspector.
  5. Make sure everything is accessible.

Consider having a pre-listing inspection. Spending a little bit of money upfront can yield big savings during the negotiations.

For further help, please feel free to contact Rick Bunzel at 1-866-618-7764 or visit his web site at http://www.paccrestinspections.com

For Marketing Information and Home Sales, please feel free to contact Coldwell Banker Koetje Real Estate at 1-800-869-7129 or visit the Coldwell Banker Koetje Real Estate website.

Rick is the owner/designated broker of Coldwell Banker Koetje Real Estate and Koetje Property Management. He has been involved with the real estate industry on Whidbey Island for over 32 years. He is a past president of the NWMLS as well as a current board member of the North Puget Sound Association of Realtors. He has been designated by the National Association of Realtors as a Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager as well as a Graduate of the Real Estate Institute. Rick can be reached at 360-675-5811 or cbk@WhidbeyRealEstate.com

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