It amazes me when people sell their home but fail to do basic maintenance. They leave thousands of dollars on the table for my clients buying homes.
This procrastination results in the seller loosing thousands of dollars over simple stuff. Can you imagine loosing a few thousand dollars for a weekend’s worth of work? I am thinking you would never let that happen.
Maintenance Documentation
Many listing client’s request we create a itemised list of their upgrades. We ask they also create a detailed homeowner file. This file includes appliance manuals, upgrade documentation & receipts, as well as maintenance logs.
Basic home maintenance
It is not uncommon for a home to need thousands of dollars in work in roof, Air Conditioning, and termite. That’s why I ask every single listing client supply documentation of completed maintenance for a minimum of these things.
Below are several articles detailing this maintenance. You can read further or just go ahead and order the following work done by your preferred contractors:
- Termite inspection
- Roof inspection.
- Air Conditioning inspection.
These are the most expensive items we see frequently flagged on home inspection reports.
Additional Maintenance items
We frequently see homes flagged for bad window seals. Many times these windows are still under-warranty or at worst you can install a new insert. You want to clean your windows BEFORE you list your home and inspect for bad window seals.