Pre-Listing Home Inspections in Austin & San Antonio, TX

A pre-listing inspection puts you in control of your own sale. You find out what the buyer's inspector is going to find, and you decide what to fix, what to disclose, and what to price in, before a buyer uses it to reopen a negotiation you thought was finished.

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Pre-Listing Inspections in Austin and San Antonio, TX

What’s Included

Can reveal problems that the owner wasn't aware of
Is useful for comparing to the buyer's inspection
Allows the owner & realtor to properly price the home when listing
Creates trust with potential buyers
Increase market value
Make repairs before listing
Know what to expect during buyer inspection
Avoid surprises during negotiations

Who This Is For

Sellers planning to list in the next one to three months
Owners of older homes who expect a buyer's inspector to find something
Sellers who have already had a deal fall through over inspection findings
Estate and relocation sellers who do not know the property's history firsthand

Selling into a Central Texas market that slowed down

When inventory was scarce, buyers waived inspections. That period is over. Buyers in Austin, San Antonio, and the surrounding markets are inspecting again and negotiating hard on what comes back. A pre-listing inspection turns the most common deal-killer, a surprise finding during the option period, into something you handled on your own schedule at your own cost.

About Pre-Listing Inspections

A pre-listing inspection is the same as a buyer's inspection, but it is done by the homeowner and not the buyer. Pre-listing inspections are typically done by the homeowner because they want to make sure that their home is in good condition.

Many homeowners choose to get a pre-listing inspection because it will give them insight into their home so that they know what to expect & can make repairs before listing their home.

The majority of buyers choose to get a buyer's inspection, so a pre-listing inspection is a good idea for homeowners, so that the buyer's inspection doesn't find any major defects that the owner didn't know about.

Where We Provide Pre-Listing Inspections

Jeremy covers Austin, San Antonio, and the Hill Country in between. Pick your area to see what inspections here actually involve.

Pre-Listing Inspection in Austin

Travis County

Pre-Listing Inspection in San Antonio

Bexar County

Pre-Listing Inspection in New Braunfels

Comal County

Pre-Listing Inspection in San Marcos

Hays County

Pre-Listing Inspection in Boerne

Kendall County

Pre-Listing Inspection in Canyon Lake

Comal County

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Pre-Listing Inspection Questions

Do I have to disclose what the inspection finds?

Texas sellers must disclose known material defects, so yes, what you learn becomes part of what you know. That is not the drawback it sounds like. Disclosed, priced-in issues rarely break deals. Issues discovered by a buyer's inspector during the option period frequently do.

Will a buyer accept my inspection instead of getting their own?

Most buyers will still order their own, and they should. The value of a pre-listing inspection is not replacing theirs, it is making sure theirs contains nothing you have not already addressed or accounted for in the price.

How far ahead of listing should I do it?

Four to eight weeks gives you room to get repair bids, schedule work, and still hit your listing date. Any earlier and conditions can change; any later and you are rushing repairs at whatever price you can get.