Selling your home is supposed to be an easy process, but there are a few things that exist in real estate transactions that can make things a bit more complex. Two of those are home inspections and surveys. During a transaction, issues can crop up with both of these and derail your sale. Here is how you can avoid potential problems with both:

Home Inspections

Whether you (the seller) or the buyer does it, a home inspection is going to be requested and performed on the house that is up for sale before closing. For one, many insurance companies won't insure a home until a full inspection has been performed and any major problems (such as roof damage) have been fixed. If there is a problem with the roof, it is going to put a halt to the sale until it is fixed.

So, as a seller, wouldn't it be nice to know what problems exist with the home before you put it up on the real estate market? By doing this, you can work out an agreement with the buyer by discounting the sale if they fix the problems. Alternatively, you can repair them ahead of time so that they aren't a problem later. Either way, a buyer is still going to hire a home inspector of their own and the issues are going to be found if they're there. So, it is best that you have your own inspector who you can trust and has already performed a full inspection. This way, you can include the results with the listing or have it available to buyers who wish to see it.

Home Surveys

As a general rule, surveys of the property are not ordered until the couple of weeks leading up to closing. In most cases, buyers won't even see the results until they are signing the papers. So, you don't want problems to crop up in the middle of closing that could stop your sale completely. To avoid this, it is always a good idea to have a current, up-to-date survey of the property. In fact, it is recommended to get a survey before you list your home. This way you can make sure you list the proper lot size and other details. Otherwise, if the buyer finds out that the listing was off a bit from the survey, they may want to renegotiate a price or not purchase the home at all.

If you would like to learn more and are interested in other problems that may cause an issue with your sale and their solutions, contact a local realtor who specializes in homes for sale.