Q - Why do I have to register?
A -Your registration at this site would allow you to navigate our site much more than a visitor who is not a member would be able to access the information. For instance you could save your searches, email them and or ask for a property to be to be certified. Unfortunately this is the only way we can be sure that only human are able to access the information and we can keep the robots and web crawlers away from our site who sometimes aim to inflict malicious viruses.

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What is a certified property?

A certified property is a real estate that has been pre-inspected by a state licensed or accredited (if that state does not license) home inspector and there is a warranty for the buyer. The buyer need not undertake the home inspection as the report will be provided to home before the buyer bids on the home. Thus the buyer proceeds from the contract to the closing. There are no other home inspection issues to be resolved. Typically the seller would pay for certification.

Q - What If I still want to bring my own Home Inspector?
A - It is perfectly aright for you to still your own state licensed or accredited (if that state does not license) home inspector. The certification company warrants that should your state licensed or accredited (if that state does not license) home inspector find any Major visual defect (costing more than $ 1,000.00) that was not listed in the certification report of the covered items, then the certification company shall repair it on their after the certification company has received the threshold from the claim seeker.

Q - What if the home I want to buy is not certified?
A - You can request the seller through us to have the home for sale, be certified before you bid on it. In most cases the seller would do so because they have already agreed to have it certified as a condition to be listed on this site. We wanted to bring you as vast a pool of properties as possible, we have teamed up to bring you listings from our affiliates it is not possible to regulate and reinforce numerous listings, on very rare occasion the seller may change his mind to not to certify the home before a bid is placed. In that event we shall remove that listing immediately. However the buyer can still certify it for their own accord and get all the benefits as if it was certified by the sellers or the agent.

Q - Who is COPCHI?
A – COPCHI is an acronym for Cooperative of professional certifying Home Inspectors, a body of state licensed or accredited (if that state does not license) home inspectors They are the same people who would call for getting a home inspection for you. However instead in this seller would pay for it.
 
Q - Why should a Seller pay for the certification of the home?
A – Because,
1. It will eliminate any home inspection issues after the contract is drawn up. More than 17% of the homes do not close because of the home inspection issues.
2. Certified homes sell faster than the plain vanilla variety because more people preview the certified properties before the other kind. You get priority lane treatment.
3. Certified home fetch more money than the uncertified ones because the buyer does not know how to budget for the repair and hence invariably will seek higher limit, where as when the issue has been addressed and there is a warranty on it, the buyer is more apt to pay for that satisfaction.
4. The cost of the certification is much less than then reduction one would have to undertake. The benefit to all parties is in the efficiency of the system that eliminates waste in hasty repairs.

Q - What are the marketing benefits of the Certified home?
A - CMLS will project your home as a premium property and it will be included in our show case until sold. CMLS will provide you a web page that can be sent to any one to preview, instead of looking up through amaze of listings. Each certified home is listed by its address, city & State and not by a number.

Q - What if I wish to advertise my home that has yet not been certified?
A - You may do so. The cost is $ 29.99 per month. If you do certify it a later date, we shall give you full credit for one months advertising fees.

Q - What is the cost of listing my property?
A - It is Zero, free, provided you agree to certify it when a buyer has an interest in it.

Q - What if the buyer places a frivolous request for certification on my property?
A - We wish that it does not happen. Cemulise is a trading platform for serious people. To reduce frivolous requests for certifications, the buyer has to put up $ 29.99 in as escrow account to have your property certified, and agrees to make an offer on your property that is in the range with the appraised value. If the buyer holds their end of the bargain, they are refunded the escrow amount, and the two of you go on move ahead with the transaction. Happy certification!

If some reason, the buyer does not bid with in 30 days of the certification, the certification owner receives 50% of the escrow amount. The prospective buyers stand to loose their escrow funds.

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