No law in Michigan requires a home inspection to sell a house. Inspections exist for the buyer’s benefit, ordered and paid for by the buyer, and a buyer can skip one entirely. So yes, you can sell without an inspection. The real question is what kind of buyer will do that, and what you still owe them legally.
What you cannot skip: disclosure
Selling as is does not cancel the Seller Disclosure Act. You still complete the standard disclosure form and answer honestly about what you know: the roof, the basement, the furnace, all of it. As is means you will not repair the problems, not that you may hide them. Get this form right and an as is sale is clean; get it wrong and it is the most common source of after closing lawsuits. Our complete as is guide goes deeper.
Who actually buys without an inspection
At the market peak, roughly a third of winning offers nationally waived inspection, per Redfin. That share falls fast in a calmer market, and Michigan is calm right now: our latest quarterly data shows only 25 percent of homes selling above list and a median 48 days to sell. Financed buyers have their negotiating power back and they are using it, which makes inspection battles the norm on houses with visible issues. The buyers who genuinely skip inspections are cash investors who price condition into the offer instead.
Why sellers choose the no inspection route
- No repair negotiations after a 40 page inspection report lands
- No deal collapsing at week six over a furnace or a roof
- No open houses while the house sits on the market
- A closing date that does not depend on an appraiser or underwriter
How our version works
We do one walkthrough, not an inspection contingency. The number we write after that walkthrough is final: no retrade, no repair credits, no lender conditions. If that trade of top dollar for certainty fits your situation, start at our sell my house fast Michigan page or find your town on Cities We Serve.