Why Order a Home Inspection?

Selling a Home: If you are selling a home, the only way to get top price for your home is by keeping your home in top condition. Almost all home sale contracts include the condition that the contract is contingent upon completion of a satisfactory inspection; typically known as the "inspection contingency".

Two key benefits of having the pre-listing inspection done early are time and money. It is more convenient to pay for your own inspection before putting your home on the market. Then with documentation in hand, you can present any items "as is" and reflected in the purchase price. Otherwise, you can count on the buyer’s inspector finding possible problems thus creating delays and costing you more money. By having Tri-State Home Inspections of Wheeling, LLC perform a pre-listing inspection, any problems discovered that would require repair, you (the seller) now have the opportunity to have them fixed on your own terms and on your own schedule. Having the time to shop around and get competitive bids from contractors for the repair work, rather than being forced into paying for a rush job at the last minute, could save you thousands of dollars.

When a problem is found during the buyer's inspection, the deal you have worked so hard to get may fall apart, unless you act quickly to get the repairs done. You may have to take a lower price, in order to keep the deal moving. In either case, you will almost certainly have more headaches and spend more money, than if you would have known about the problem and had it repaired before negotiations began.

By having Tri-State Home Inspections of Wheeling, LLC perform a pre-listing inspection, you can identify problems early. Then you can either correct them or present them "as is" with the assurance that the first offer you accept can move quickly and smoothly to closing without delays or costly surprises.

Buying a Home: Home buyers should insist on a professional written home inspection performed by a certified/qualified Home Inspector prior to closing. Let's face it, the purchase of a home is most commonly the single largest investment you will ever conduct. You would not buy a car without driving it first, so do not buy a house without a professional written home inspection by Tri-State Home Inspections of Wheeling, LLC.

The two biggest reasons for having a professional written home inspection performed, by a certified/qualified Home Inspector, before purchasing the home are “knowing what you are getting for your money" and "ensuring you are purchasing a safe home for you and your family to enjoy".

The problems identified by the (buyer’s) inspector, allows the buyer the option of re-negotiating the purchase agreement, via the inspection contingency clause in the purchasing contract, or passing on the purchase altogether should a significant problem be identified during the thorough written home inspection process that, in your opinion as the buyer, outweighs the benefits of the purchase.