Pelican State Inspection

Are You An Agent Who GETS IT?

As a buyers or sellers agent why should you want a thorough and objective home inspection from Pelican State Inspection?

The reason for a buyer’s agent wanting a thorough and objective home inspection is obvious. It will protect your buyer. It can bring to light issues big and small. In today’s market most buyers barely have enough money to buy their dream home and the certainly don’t have extra money to repair surprises that can come up after the purchase. Let’s face it, some homes really need a lot of work and some buyers are just not financially able or lack the knowledge to take care of these repairs. A quality home inspection can bring to repair issues to the buyer’s attention. Some deals may fall apart as the result of a home inspection, but if it happens your client will be thankful to you for recommending a through inspection. You just saved your client money and helped them stay away from a house that was not right for them. Remember they are still are going to buy a house from you, just not that house. As a real estate agent you have earned your clients trust, future business, and referrals. A part of every home sale is to build the future of your business. If you are referring inspectors who are not detail oriented it may help you close deals faster today, but it will hurt your business in the future. A client who is not satisfied with an inspector, whom you have recommended, may be hesitant to give you their referrals or future business.

Seller’s agents should also want a detailed home inspection, but the reason is less obvious. A seller’s failure to disclose problems, repairs they have made and other similar misrepresentations are a large source of lawsuits in real estate today. Most sellers do not intentionally misrepresent. Many sellers simply forget about problems or repairs from many years ago. A detailed inspection can bring to light these issues before it is too late.

A good home inspection and a well written, detailed inspection report from Pelican State Inspection can not only protect the buyer and the seller, it can also protect you, the agent. The better the home inspection the less likely you are to receive that dreaded call after the closing – “Do you remember us, the Smiths? We bought the house on 123 Problem Street. We found out yesterday that no one told us about this huge problem with the house. We have contacted our attorney over this matter …....”

Why Refer Pelican State Inspection To Your Clients?

You probably already have a list of a few good home inspectors whom you trust and refer your clients to. Adding Pelican State Inspection to that list will only make it stronger. Remember we are here to protect your clients and help limit your liability. Do your current referred inspectors have all the benefits listed below?

Pelican State Inspection realizes the importance of professionalism. We know that you have worked hard to gain the trust of your clients. We will work hard to maintain the highest level of professionalism with your clients.
- We show up on time. If by chance we are running late we call to let our clients know.
- We dress professionally and wear logo polo shirts.
- We have a professional web site www.PelicanState.net which you can direct your clients to. From our site your clients can learn information about our company, information about the home inspection process and what to expect from the inspection.
I have a SUPRA key. I am a licensed Realtor and have a SUPRA key because I feel this is very helpful for accessing vacant houses, for agents who may be running late or have a last minute emergency and can not make the inspection. Please remember even though I am a licensed Realtor I am not your competition. Other than my personal property and helping close friends I have no intention of actively buying or selling real estate.
We produce computerized reports featuring digital pictures of the home and defects. If your client is out of state and not able to be present for the inspection this is of great benefit. Our reports are delivered via email and guaranteed within 24 hours of completion of the inspection.
Pelican State Inspection works both weekends and holidays to accommodate our client’s needs. We are very accessible to answer questions or schedule inspections. We can be reached by cell phone 7 days a week and usually until 9 pm.

We have been in business since 2004 and understand the importance of taking the time to make sure our client understands exactly what the inspection includes and what it does not include. We help our clients realize that no matter how new or old, how much or how little, how pretty or how ugly the house may be that all houses have problems. Most of the problems will be small, but some might be big. We also let them know that once they get the inspection report they should not panic. Most all problems are correctable. The intention of the inspection is to make all parties aware of the issues. Once the problems are known they then know how to proceed.