As a Real Estate Professional and an Eden Prairie homeowner I do not see the logic in a forced inspection.
D
Dale Hildestad
11 years ago
Please reject this program
M
Michael Strand
11 years ago
With buyer inspections almost universal, this becomes little more than a tax to sell one's home. It's a solution in search of a problem.
A
Abby Churchill
11 years ago
---
K
Kimberly Rowberry
11 years ago
I do not want this to go through!
M
M. Paul Hatzung
11 years ago
As a 26 year resident of Eden Prairie and a Realtor since 1986 I greatly object to the city implementing a point of sale inspection. This is a complete waste of the taxpayers money and does not protect the consumer as intended. It is potentially an economic burden to homeowners who are going through financial difficulties and who cannot afford the repairs. It at times drives down home values as investors step in to take advantage of these situations. It is redundant to private inspections which are more thorough and reliable. No buyers should rely solely on a POS inspection. Most cities are backing away from these because it hurts the housing market and free negotiations between buyers and sellers. Why is Eden Prairie doing this????
L
Lloyd Gjersvik
11 years ago
We do not need this added government regulation. This is another tax on our homes. Stop taking our money.
J
Jeffrey Simon
11 years ago
Has there been an outcry about some glaring problem that the City is rushing in to fix? Or yet another way the government wants to expand it powers?
K
karen kirchoff
11 years ago
No to this action. It is just one more way of making our government intrusive and larger. It is an invasion into our rights as Eden Prairie residents.
P
Phil Young
11 years ago
Not all problems, real or imagined, require a governmental solution.
G
Gary Matson
11 years ago
While I will say that the idea of these Point of Sale Inspections make sense, I feel they are nothing more than a waste of money for the homeowner and new source of revenue for the city, the home inspectors and hardware stores. I used to sell a lot of real estate and saw how little these inspections actually covered when I sold homes in Mpls and Bloomington (and other cities that had these). The most common violation was not having backflow preventers on the outside water spigots and laundry tub faucets. People would buy them to pass the inspections and then take them off and not use them. That’s why I added hardware stores to the new source of revenue generation. Every home that came on the market and needed to pass the inspection usually needed to purchase at least two of them.
G
Gail Lindblom
11 years ago
This ordinance is unnecessary and adds to government bureaucracy.
P
Patricia Pidcock
11 years ago
I strongly oppose this new Point of Sale ordinance!
K
Karen Lanz
11 years ago
it amazes me that you are elected by the people of EP but you don't think they are smart enough or capable of handling their own private transaction of their home - there are many steps in the process to protect the buyers - the city inspection is not needed as the buyers hire their own private company inspection - - it's another burden and another TAX on the EP community - government and their programs are just a huge burden
E
Eileen Romain
11 years ago
A city inspection is rediculous. Buyers have a Choice to do their own home inspection which is much more thorough anyway. This is just an added cost of the sellers and I can see no purpose for in any of the other cities. It is redundant and ridiculous. I've always thought that if there's two reasons not to do something you don't do it. Even Prairie citizens don't let this happen.
L
Lorraine Smith
11 years ago
I have mixed feelings...the other cities that have this, and have kept it (MPLS), provide information to the seller before listing the home. However, using SLOU as an example, if you asked ALL the city inspectors the same question, you would get different answers! I don't think this is a BAD idea, i just think it needs to be made CONSISTENT... if they have "rules" let us know what they are, and make sure ALL of their inspectors abide by them TOO!
L
Lindsay Rofidal
11 years ago
As a resident of EP and a realtor I strongly oppose this! Council should take note that a vast majority of cities that began doing this have since discontinued the programs!
Other cities are ending this requirement
NO to Point-of-Sale Inspections in Eden Prairie
As a Real Estate Professional and an Eden Prairie homeowner I do not see the logic in a forced inspection.
Please reject this program
With buyer inspections almost universal, this becomes little more than a tax to sell one's home. It's a solution in search of a problem.
---
I do not want this to go through!
As a 26 year resident of Eden Prairie and a Realtor since 1986 I greatly object to the city implementing a point of sale inspection. This is a complete waste of the taxpayers money and does not protect the consumer as intended. It is potentially an economic burden to homeowners who are going through financial difficulties and who cannot afford the repairs. It at times drives down home values as investors step in to take advantage of these situations. It is redundant to private inspections which are more thorough and reliable. No buyers should rely solely on a POS inspection. Most cities are backing away from these because it hurts the housing market and free negotiations between buyers and sellers. Why is Eden Prairie doing this????
We do not need this added government regulation. This is another tax on our homes. Stop taking our money.
Has there been an outcry about some glaring problem that the City is rushing in to fix? Or yet another way the government wants to expand it powers?
No to this action. It is just one more way of making our government intrusive and larger. It is an invasion into our rights as Eden Prairie residents.
Not all problems, real or imagined, require a governmental solution.
While I will say that the idea of these Point of Sale Inspections make sense, I feel they are nothing more than a waste of money for the homeowner and new source of revenue for the city, the home inspectors and hardware stores. I used to sell a lot of real estate and saw how little these inspections actually covered when I sold homes in Mpls and Bloomington (and other cities that had these). The most common violation was not having backflow preventers on the outside water spigots and laundry tub faucets. People would buy them to pass the inspections and then take them off and not use them. That’s why I added hardware stores to the new source of revenue generation. Every home that came on the market and needed to pass the inspection usually needed to purchase at least two of them.
This ordinance is unnecessary and adds to government bureaucracy.
I strongly oppose this new Point of Sale ordinance!
it amazes me that you are elected by the people of EP but you don't think they are smart enough or capable of handling their own private transaction of their home - there are many steps in the process to protect the buyers - the city inspection is not needed as the buyers hire their own private company inspection - - it's another burden and another TAX on the EP community - government and their programs are just a huge burden
A city inspection is rediculous. Buyers have a Choice to do their own home inspection which is much more thorough anyway. This is just an added cost of the sellers and I can see no purpose for in any of the other cities. It is redundant and ridiculous. I've always thought that if there's two reasons not to do something you don't do it. Even Prairie citizens don't let this happen.
I have mixed feelings...the other cities that have this, and have kept it (MPLS), provide information to the seller before listing the home. However, using SLOU as an example, if you asked ALL the city inspectors the same question, you would get different answers! I don't think this is a BAD idea, i just think it needs to be made CONSISTENT... if they have "rules" let us know what they are, and make sure ALL of their inspectors abide by them TOO!
As a resident of EP and a realtor I strongly oppose this! Council should take note that a vast majority of cities that began doing this have since discontinued the programs!
Totally unnecesary.