Seller Beware!

Today's litigious environment has put house sellers at greater risk than ever before. Sellers can even be held responsible for problems in a house that predate their ownership of the property.Selling a house should be profitable! But today more than ever, buyer protection makes more work and more responsibility for the seller. Sellers are now required to allow independent inspection, to disclose problems and defects, to include warranties, to know the complete remodeling history, or to drop their price in the absence of these requirements. And liability doesn't end at the closing.Seller Beware! outlines what a seller should do prior to listing his/her house, including getting an inspection, what types of problems to fix, and what to let go. Author Bob Irwin reveals what a seller should and should not disclose to an agent...and to a potential buyer. Irwin also tackles how to avoid having to fix many common problems, how to get a city permit, and how to get necessary work done at the lowest possible cost.Bestselling author Bob Irwin plays the consumer advocate as he details issues such as: -- Disclosure -- what you must tel