What's Included Pay at Closing Online Access Reports Walk-through Toll-free Number Buyer Ready™ Seal Checklist Complete Home Inspection Inspection Report Access Cards Display Certificates Yard Sign Home Warranty Your Benefits Sells Faster Higher Listing Price Avoid Negotiations Low Cost, Incredible Value You're Protected Expert Opinions MSN Money Coldwell Banker CBS Bankrate

Selling in today’s Market isn’t easy. Buyer’s can afford to be picky, and will be when it comes to a commitment as large as buying a home. With more houses for sale, lower prices, and competition stronger than ever, getting an edge can seem nearly impossible. Leaping ahead of your competition, though, can be easy. With a Pre-Listing Home Inspection as the foundation to the Buyer Ready Home Inspection Package, you can guarantee your home’s sale to be faster, and at a higher listing price. -> Skip ahead to see the benefits of selling a Buyer Ready home. The Buyer Ready Package gives you everything you need for the ultimate Buyer walk-through experience! All of this for one low price (see pricing)!

---

What's Included back to top

	Pay At Closing! Don’t pay until your home sale closes!  Our Pay At Closing option gives you 120 days to sell your home before any money is due for the Home Inspection.
	Complete Home Inspection Know ahead of time what will need to be fixed and fix it, or shop around and provide bids from contractors you choose and adjust the listing price accordingly.  You’ll eliminate entirely inflated last minute repair costs and negotiations!  It’s a 1000 point inspection from the roof to the foundation and everything in between.  Backed by over 25 years in the housing industry, you won’t find a more thorough, honest and unbiased professional home inspection.  Each of the 5 members of the NBHI Home Inspection Team are certified, trained, experienced and accountable!
	Convenient Online Inspection Report Access Within 24 hours of the Home Inspection, you’ll receive an email with a link and your secure username to access your inspection report.  Once you have approved the report for viewing, it will be made accessible for all potential buyers!  It is the ultimate gesture of trust and confidence.  A link may also be added to your online listings if you choose.
	Inspection Report Access Cards Convenient business card sized hand outs to direct Buyers to the online inspection report.
	Hands-On Walkthrough A personal consultation with your home inspector wherein he’ll show you each of the items found and recommend solutions for each.  This is your time to ask as many questions as you would like!
	Buyer Ready Certifying Yard Sign An attractive yard sign certifying your home as Buyer Ready - Inspected, Warrantied, and Certified.  This will add a lot of credibility, and start interested buyers off on the right foot as they arrive at your home in person.
	Lead Generating Call Capture Technology A toll free number posted as part of the Certifying Yard Sign.  It allows Buyer’s visiting your home to see pictures and property details instantly just by calling.  When they call, their information will be sent to your Real Estate Agent instantly in a text message.  Your Realtor can then follow up to schedule a tour, and help them along the buying process!  It generates more Buyer leads and helps to sell your home faster!
	In-Home Certificate Display A signed and dated display certificate to further inspire buyer confidence in your Buyer Ready – Inspected, Warrantied, Certified home.  It also holds the Inspection Report Access Cards to easily direct perspective buyers to the inspection report.
	Buyer Ready Seal For Online and Print Ads The Buyer Ready certifying seal is available for online and print ads to attract more buyers as they sift through 100’s of online listings.  You’ll inspire trust and confidence from the very beginning.
	120 Day Home Warranty As part of the home inspection, you’ll receive a 120 day Home Warranty from American Home Warranty, a trusted nation-wide home warranty company.  It will cover you and your buyer for 120 days.  This will protect you in case any of the major systems or components of your home malfunction while your home is listed.
	Preparing Your Home For Sale Guide and Checklist The ultimate Quick Information Guide and Checklist for tackling the little fixes that go a very long way.  It will guide you and keep you organized through every step of making sure your home will be easy to fall in love with.

---

Your Benefits back to top

Sells Faster:

• Inspection Report provides a list of items that can be fixed ahead of time
• Fixed items can be removed from Inspection Report for a clean bill of health
• Buyers can view the clean inspection report online, allowing them to quickly make a qualified decision
• In home certificate, Buyer Ready yard sign, Home Warranty, and Inspection Report inspire real buyer confidence and trust, helping buyer’s to commit with little or no hesitation.
• Buyer Ready Yard Sign attracts drive by Buyers
• Toll Free number offering pics and property details by cell phone allows Realtor to track down more buyers in less time.
• Prepare Your Home For Sale guide and checklist help your home to show far better than competitors
• Sellers have no reason to be suspicious of actual condition of home
• Closing on the home is far less likely to fall apart last minute due to the findings of the buyer’s inspection. No more surprises to you or your would-be buyers!
• More Buyers searching online will be encouraged to tour your home because of the Buyer Ready certification and available Inspection Report

Higher Listing Price:

• Fixing items ahead of time increases home value and eliminates Buyer’s inflated negotiation demands at closing.
• For items you choose not to repair, you can shop around for repair estimates to be used for accurate price adjustments instead of last minute overpriced rush estimates obtained by your buyer
• A clean Inspection Report proves up front that your home is worth your asking price
• The Buyer Ready status of “Inspected – Warrantied – Certified” ads perceived value to your home and separates you from your competition

Skip Painful Negotiations:

• You can fix all items ahead of time
• You can fairly adjust the price ahead of time for issues you choose not to fix
• No 11th hour inflated buyer demands
• No last minute surprises for you and your would-be buyer

Low Cost, Incredible Value:

Services and Products	Buyer Ready Package	If Purchased Separately
Home Inspection	Included	$275 - $550
Online Report Uploading/Hosting	Included	$40 - $50 *for 4 months
Online Access Cards	Included	$25 - $35
Hands-on Walk-Through	Included	$45 - $65
Certifying Yard Sign	Included	$25 - $35
Lead Generating Toll Free #	Included	$80 - $100 *for 4 months
In-Home Certificate Display	Included	$15 - $20
Buyer Ready Seal for Ads	Included	$50 *$5 per ad - 10 ads
120 Day Home Warranty	Included	$100 - $150
Home Sale Guide and Checklist	Included	$10 - $15
TOTAL COST COMPARISON:	$390 - $595 *according to Sq. Ft.	$665 - $1070 *according to Sq. Ft.

You’re Protected:

• 120 Day warranty provided by a leading national home warranty company protects the major systems and components of your home including appliances, heating and air conditioning, etc…
• The Inspection Report protects you from future legal claims by offering full-disclosure
• Inspection Report could alert you to potential or current safety issues for you, your family, and Buyers touring your home
• You’ll have an accurate view of the condition of your home before you list it to help create accurate expectations of price and ease of sale

---

The Experts Weigh In: back to top

Liz Pulliam Weston of MSN MONEY Wrote:

…“Get inspected. A pre-sale inspection can help in two ways, says real estate columnist Tom Kelly. Professional inspections can identify problems that could thwart a sale in time to fix them. And if there are no major problems, he said, an inspection can publicize that fact to skittish buyers.

"Having an inspection (report) right on the counter during the open house . . . shows the buyers that the seller's got nothing to hide," said Kelly, author of several real-estate books, including "Cashing in on a Second Home in Mexico."

The cost: Around $400.

It's rather stunning that people will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a house but refuse to cough up $400 or so on an inspector who could warn them that they're throwing their money away.

Talk to any group of smart real-estate investors and you'll hear hair-curling stories of properties they fell in love with, only to have inspectors discover the house was about to fall down or needed tens of thousands of dollars in repairs. Having this knowledge helped them pass on bad deals or at least negotiate lower prices.”…

Coldwell Banker Real Estate recently posted on their website:

…“Conduct a Full Home Inspection. If repairs are required, it is a good idea to go ahead and fix the problems. Potential buyers will cast an extremely critical eye over your home and, in a situation when more houses are available on the market, they may take a pass on a home that needs too many repairs. Be sure to have the home inspection report available for prospective buyers itemizing all of the repairs that have been made and the associated cost for each..”…

Ray Martin from CBS NEWS on Selling in a Buyer’s Market:

…“Misstep When Selling [a] Home In [a] Soft Market: Not Getting a Pre-Sale Inspection: Sellers are strongly advised to consider getting a pre-sale home inspection, especially if their home is older or in need of repairs. This way, they can either use a clean home inspection report as a selling advantage, or take care of the repairs listed on the inspection report. Of course, make the repairs before listing the home, if possible, especially if they involve things that can be messy and unsightly, such as replacing the roof or removing an old fuel oil tank. But if you can't make the repairs, you can use the report to make estimates available to show potential buyers about the cost of repairs.”…

Dana Dratch of BANKRATE.COM recently wrote:

…“Get your home inspected. 'Before I would even call a real-estate agent, I'd have my home inspected,' says attorney Diana Brodman Summers, author of 'How to Buy Your First Home.' Some real-estate agents advise against spending the money (basic inspections range from $200 to $400, according to a 2004 survey from the American Society of Home Inspectors), because the buyers will get one anyway prior to closing. Others recommend it because it gives sellers an early warning on any repairs they might have to make.

But in this market, says Summers, it's better to be proactive. 'I would rather know what the inspector is going to find and be able to fix it -- and pick who will fix it,' she says. This method also allows you to shop around for the best price instead of perhaps paying an inflated price later on.”…

Holden Lewis of BANKRATE.COM:

…“Hire an inspector. Buyers often make the purchase offer contingent on the home passing an inspection to their satisfaction. Increasing numbers of sellers are hiring inspectors before they put their houses on the market.

An inspector is impartial. "He'll be able to tell you if the roof needs work, or small electrical things that need to be done, or plumbing things," Kerr says. Once you have identified and fixed the problems, "it makes the house that much more attractive to a would-be buyer."

An inspector might spot flaws that would be obvious to a buyer, but that you no longer notice. A good real estate agent does the same, but an inspector will look deeper.”…