Building a Home Emergency Kit  A good home inspection report is key to selling your house. Here are some tips to help you get ready and have a successful inspection. Checklist Is the breaker box accessible? Locks removed, shelving removed, furniture out of the way, if the breaker box is hidden is there a note providing details as to where the boxor boxes are located? Is the attic opening accessible? If the opening is in a closet, are all personal possessions removed to allow a ladder to be placed in the closet, is furniture out of the way to allow a ladder placed under the opening, if located in the garage are all cars and storage out of the way to allow placement of a ladder? Is the crawl space opening available? Ensure the opening is visible and accessible; do you need to move furniture, post a note explaining the opening is in a closet or under carpet, if the opening is located outside is it easy to find or open? If the basement floor is wood with a crawl space beneath, are all opening accessible? Ensure all openings are visible and furniture is removed. Is the sump pit or basement ejector pit accessible? If located behind storage, remove and make it easily accessible and findable. If you have a radon mitigation system installed are all components of the system accessible? If you have a basement wood sub-floor, is the humidistat accessible? Are the furnace and hot water heater easily accessible? Can the inspector remove covers from both appliances and look inside them? Have you removed all pets or secured them out of the way of the inspector? If you are the seller, leave the property for the entire time of the inspection. If you have receipts for work recently complete or permits from new installations, leave them on the kitchen counter for the inspector. If something is broken or leaks, leave a note on the kitchen counter for the inspector.