When you find a home you want, it is important to pick your battles when it comes to repairs requested from a home inspection. While it would certainly be nice for the seller to fix every little home inspection issue there are only so many repairs most sellers are willing to commit to – especially in a seller’s market.
For those that don't buy and sell homes ever day, the purpose of a home inspection is to find out if there are severe structural or mechanical defects.
A home inspection should not be to create a punch list that itemizes every minor defect with the home you expect the sellers to fix. Remember, you are not buying a new home!
An excellent buyer's agent should be able to counsel you on what is worth focusing on and what should be considered trivial.
Minor issues under a hundred dollars to fix are definitely home inspection repair request a buyer shouldn't make.
Contact Ingrid Anastasui to help you navigate buying a home.