The honest listing: why every home has a “What we found” section

Before any Gablestow listing goes live, a licensed inspector spends half a day in the house. Whatever they find goes on the listing, in plain English, with a cost estimate where we can get one.

Why sellers agree to it

Issues surface at the buyer's survey anyway. When they're a surprise, they become a renegotiation — or a collapsed sale three weeks before closing. When they're disclosed, they're simply part of the price.

If we wouldn't want to discover it after we'd moved in, we put it on the listing.

How to read the section

• Info — something to know, not to fix (a private road, a flood zone, a conservation area).
• Minor — routine maintenance in the next year or two, usually under $5,000.
• Moderate — a real project worth budgeting for before you offer.

You'll still want your own inspection. But you'll walk into it already knowing the headline, and so will your lender.