The recent question about handling to do items listed by a home inspector was thought
provoking.

The general theme was how necessary repairs would impact the selling price of the house
and should be used as a bargaining tool by the buyer.

Does it make any sense for the SELLER to obtain a home
inspection report prior to selling the property. This would allow him to repair or
replace those cosmetic items before selling the house and to get an estimate on the
big ticket items so he could adjust the price of the house accordingly ??

It seems to me two very important things should be done before
placing a home on the market for sale

#1 is to get an appraisal done so you know what the ball park asking price should be

# 2 is to bring the house up to marketable condition. An adequate home inspection would
be a good starting point for #2.

Am I being naive ??? Is it possible that no matter how perfect the condition of a
house, a home inspector will find "somethiing" wrong with it to justify their fees ???

Your thoughts, opinions and experiences please ???