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Pre-Listing Inspection

Pre-Listing Inspection

Licensed & Insured

$325.00
$325.00
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Before you list, you have something most sellers give up without realizing it: the home-field advantage. A pre-listing inspection lets you find out what a buyer's inspector will find — except you learn it first, on your timeline, with room to fix, price, or disclose on your terms. No surprises on the buyer's report. No renegotiating after an offer's already on the table. Just a clear picture of your home before it ever hits the market.

 Booking with Pelican One is simple:

  1. Pick your date and time — our online scheduler is available 24/7. 
  2. We show up on time — no chasing, no rescheduling, no surprises
  3. Your report is in your hands within 24 hours — written in plain language with photographs, not industry jargon you have to decode
  4. Questions? We're a call or message away — if something in the report has you worried, reach out and we'll walk you through it

We handle the details from booking to answers — one less thing to stress about.

Square Footage

Got a property over 3,500 sq ft? Contact us before you schedule — larger homes take more time and we want to make sure we quote you right.
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Licensed. Insured. On time. Every time.

Got questions? We've got you.

Why Should I Inspect Before I List?

Because almost every home gets inspected eventually — the only question is whether you find the issues first or the buyer does. When the buyer's inspector turns up a problem mid-deal, it shows up at the worst possible moment: after you've accepted an offer, when you have the least leverage to negotiate. A pre-listing inspection moves that discovery up front, while you still hold the cards. You decide what to repair, what to price in, and what to disclose. It also signals to buyers that you have nothing to hide, which tends to make for cleaner offers and smoother closings.

Do I Have to Fix Everything the Inspection Finds?

No. The report is information, not a to-do list you're obligated to complete. Once you know what's there, you have three options on any item: repair it before listing, adjust your asking price to reflect it, or disclose it and let the buyer factor it in. Most sellers fix the cheap, fast, deal-killing items — things like a missing GFCI outlet or a loose railing — and leave the bigger-ticket items to price negotiation. The point isn't a perfect house. It's knowing exactly where you stand before a buyer does.

Do I Have to Disclose What the Inspection Finds?

If you know about a material defect, you generally have to disclose it — that's true whether you got a pre-listing inspection or not. Having a report doesn't create new obligations; it just makes sure you're not blindsided by something you genuinely didn't know about. In practice, disclosing a known issue up front protects you. It removes the buyer's ability to come back later claiming you hid something, and a documented issue you've disclosed is far less likely to blow up a deal than the same issue discovered as a "surprise" during the buyer's inspection.

Won't the Buyer Just Do Their Own Inspection Anyway?

Probably — and that's fine. A pre-listing inspection doesn't replace the buyer's inspection; it prepares you for it. When the buyer's inspector shows up, you already know what they're going to find, so nothing catches you off guard and nothing gets used as a last-minute negotiating hammer. Think of it as seeing the test before you take it. The buyer still gets their own look, but you're no longer reacting from behind — you're walking into the deal already knowing the answers.

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