Did you ever stop to consider how and when the inspection phase fits into the home-buying process? A house is put on the market, an offer is accepted and then you get a call to perform an inspection for the buyer. Your inspection inevitably reveals the house’s deficiencies, which leads the buyer and the seller to negotiate the cost of repairs. With this process, real estate transactions are essentially negotiated twice—once on the price of the house and a second time for the price of repairs. Never has the price of the house increased or the seller netted more money at the end of ...
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