Pass Your Inspection
What Calgary home inspectors find, and what to fix first
Getting Through the Inspection Without a Renegotiation
An inspection is not pass or fail. It is a report, and every home produces one with things on it. What matters is whether the buyer finds anything that feels like a surprise — because surprises are what turn into price reductions after you have already accepted an offer.
The Real Goal
You are not trying to produce a clean report. You are trying to make sure nothing on it is news. A buyer who already knew the furnace was eighteen years old does not come back asking for money over it. A buyer who finds out during the inspection often does.
What Gets Flagged on Calgary Homes
Worth Fixing First
Anything cheap that reads badly: dripping taps, running toilets, dead bulbs, missing smoke detectors, loose railings, a furnace filter that has clearly not been changed. None of these matter structurally, and all of them make a buyer wonder what else has been neglected.
Then anything with a paper trail available: service the furnace, get the receipt, and have it ready. Documentation defuses far more than repairs do.
Not Worth Fixing
Large items you would be guessing at. Replacing a functioning twenty-year-old furnace rarely returns what it costs, and a buyer may have preferred the money. For big-ticket items the better play is usually to price accordingly, disclose it plainly, and let the buyer decide — rather than spend $8,000 to avoid a $4,000 conversation.
One Alberta-Specific Item
Radon levels in Alberta are higher than in much of Canada, and buyers ask about it more than they used to. A test is inexpensive, mitigation is a known and solvable job, and having a recent result to show is a straightforward way to remove a question mark. Worth considering if you are selling a home where the basement is a selling feature.
Want a Walkthrough Before You List?
We will walk your home and tell you what an inspector is likely to flag, what is worth fixing, and what to simply document and disclose. Far cheaper to know now than to renegotiate later.
