The Pre-Home Inspection Strategy
Get Ahead Of The Inspection Before You Ever List
Know what a buyer's inspector will find before you ever put a sign in the yard. Watch the series, then read two real inspection reports.
The Philosophy
Know Before You Show
Most sellers find out what's wrong with their house at the worst possible time: after an offer is already on the table, with a buyer's inspector standing in the basement finding things nobody knew about.
By then, you've lost your leverage. You're not fixing a problem anymore; you're negotiating from behind, watching your compensation get chipped away one line item at a time, or worse, watching the buyer walk.
I don't let my sellers find out that way. Before your home ever goes on the market, we walk it the way a home inspector will, roof to crawlspace, so there are no surprises waiting for you at the inspection table. You get to decide what to fix, what to disclose, and what to price for, on your own timeline, while you still have the leverage to decide it.
That's the whole point of Know Before You Show: know first, show with confidence.
Find It Before They Do
A full room-by-room walkthrough before listing, so nothing surfaces for the first time during the buyer's inspection.
Decide From Strength
Fix it, disclose it, or price for it: your call, made early, instead of a rushed decision under deal pressure.
Protect Your Compensation
Surprises at the inspection table are where sellers lose money. Getting ahead of them keeps that from happening to you.
The Video Series
Episode 1
Should You Get A Home Inspection Before Selling? 5 Questions To Ask First
Why I have every one of my sellers order a pre-marketing inspection before a sign ever goes in the yard.
Watch On YouTubeEpisode 2
Your Home Inspection Report Looks Terrifying — Watch This Before You Panic
How to actually read your report without panicking: safety issues and repairs first, everything else after.
Watch On YouTubeEpisode 3
Your Pre Listing Home Inspection Report Is In, What To Fix, Skip, Disclose
A real report from a real house, showing exactly how we decided what to fix, what to skip, and what to simply disclose.
Watch On YouTubeEpisode 4
Turn Your Inspection Report Into Your Best Negotiating Tool
How this same report becomes your best negotiating tool once a buyer is at the table.
Watch On YouTubeSample Inspection Reports
Sample Report
Kanes Rd
A sample line-by-line inspection report so you know exactly what a buyer's inspector documents, room by room.
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Old Welsh Rd
A pre-listing prep checklist you can walk your own home with before the buyer's inspector ever shows up.
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Diane Cardano-Casacio
Founder and managing broker of CARDANO, REALTORS® in Abington, PA, with over 2,000 closed transactions. Known to her clients and students as the “Expired Listing Queen,” Diane built her business on getting sellers ready, not surprised, before their home ever hits the market.