PROPERTY INSPECTION ISSUES

Course overview

The inspection period is a big hurdle to jump over on the way to closing. The inspector's job is to call out defects. The buyer agent's job is to negotiate repairs. The seller agent's job is to mitigate damage and not end up renegotiating the sales price in the process. It can sometimes be hard to hold a deal together. Protecting your buyer as a buyer's agent means understanding the importance of the home inspection contingency and its deadlines, and identifying the need for specialized inspections. Protecting your seller as the listing agent means helping the seller understand disclosure obligations, prepare for the inspection, and respond to a buyer's reasonable repair requests.