Question - Selling Home - Page 2

GingerPeach · ‎03-12-2010

Try not to think of clearing things out as jinxing it. Think of it as preparing for the rest of your life, just with a lighter load, and that it will benefit you whether you move to a smaller place or somewhere that is similar.

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tansy · ‎01-02-2011

I don't celebrate until the inspection's been done.

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

Unless you are selling the house cheaply to get rid of it in as is condition, you should expect they will find things on the inspection. They always do. For us - they saw one carpenter ant outside on the porch and made us have the entire house inspected sprayed for termites, Also a electric line from the box to the furnace was not up to code because the code had changed since the house was built 28 years before so we needed to get an electrician in. They also have to do a test to see if there was any radon gas in the house and that took 10 days.Some of the stuff was picky and we just negiotiated a lower price for that. Honestly, I can't see how you can possibly close on a house in 10 days .

surfk · ‎07-12-2010

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Ibby114 · ‎03-10-2010

@surfk wrote:
@qvcfreak wrote:
I had my house on the market for 3 months with a really bad Realtor, took it off and waited a month for a couple that really wanted it but couldn't come up with full down payment.

I put it back on the market with a different Realtor on 7/18/15 and what a difference. Had our first showing on the 24th and they put an offer in, we countered $2000 more and they accepted. I was told by Realtor, it will take 10 days to reprocess her credit in case of any changes and to get house inspected before we close on 7/31.

My question is, once those two things pass (hopefully without any issues), my home is sold, right?
Its on its way. Its moving in the right direction. Its moving, at least.

But as someone who has bought and sold a lot of house in my lifetime, it ain't closed till its closed.

Its what makes moving and DEATH the top two most stressful experiences in a person's life. Well, one's own move...and someone else's death (to be exact). lol

Get prepared to close since its such a quick closing. That's really quick. Which could be a good sign if it came from the buyer's side to do that. Means they NEED to get into a house or don't want to waste time.

HOWEVER. the home inspection is extremely important and often a game changer. If they find anything not to their liking, they can either pull out or demand you make the fixes. Generally, people will look for a credit at closing - especially when its such a quick closing AND if the fixes aren't ridiculously expensive or show real structural problems.

It all sounds normal at this point. So PLAN to get ready to move...quick. Because everything could move that quick suddenly.

But just beware of the buyer using the home inspection to try to leverage a better price at the LAST MOMENT.

Sometimes (not always) a buyer who requests a super quick closing and home inspection does so knowing or hoping that the inspection won't be perfect. That gives them a leg up at the eleventh hour to get you to agree to reduce the price suddenly or give them a big credit at closing.

And sometimes savvy buyers make it a quick closing date - so, along with the home inspection angle - they're not wasting THEIR time should they need to pull out completely and continue their own home search.

So, brace for what happens with this home inspection - and HOW exactly the buyer might use the info.

Its why I always - always - pay for my own home inspections PRIOR to putting my home on the market. I then know what a buyer's home inspector will or might find. I then have insight into whats real or what's exaggerated. I also can correct or fix anything that needs addressing long before even listing the house. You might have to disclose the fixes but the buyer can't then go using that to talk down your price (quite so easily). Its worth the couple of hundred bucks prior to selling. Because buyers exaggerate the credits they want or the discount they want usually. A $1500 carpeting credit suddenly becomes - to the buyers - a $10,000 credit request (because really the buyer wants to put in hardwood floors).

So the next few days are extremely important for you to be ready to have a comeback for whatever the buyers might have to say post-inspection.

What a great suggestion!!! The hardwood floors comment 'spoke' to me. My Dad moved from his condo in 2011 and the buyers did a 'poor us' negotiating after their home didn't sell for the price they hoped for. My Dad lowered his price 5% - and wouldn't you know days before closing they had a contracter come in and measure for hardwood floors!

Lila Belle · ‎01-24-2013

Hoping this sale works out for you !

Wishing the best of luck to you and your new beginning !

qvcfreak · ‎03-10-2010

Oh Wow, it's a lot to take in and yes, the buyer is requesting the inspection and was told they are re-checking her credit just to verify no changes or purchases have been made since the approval and this process takes 10 days and if all clear then we close on the 31st which is very quickly but she doesn't want to pay rent for August. I did have an appraisal done prior to putting my home on the market, I felt the realtor I spoke to first and didn't go with was underselling it and she was. When I went to the Realtor that really didn't do much without showing him my appraisal, he brought one in and his was $2500 more. The amount accepted is below the appraisal and I did a lot of upgrades before the For Sale sign went up. I pray and hope everything is smooth sailing and tomorrow I will bring boxes home and start packing the rooms I don't use at all. I'm also leaving all the appliances which include stove top, oven, dishwasher, microwave, fridge, washer and dryer

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

OP - you are aware aren't you that on the day of the closing - 5 days from now - the new owners will take possession of the house and you will have to be out of there, lock, stock and barrell before that happens ?

Have you made any arrangements for how you are going to move your belongings? A mover? Rent a truck and get friends to help you load and unload it? Do you have any idea the volume that a house full of personal belongings takes up? We had our furniture and 70 BOXES that were each 4ft tall by 4ft across. Clearly, they are counting on moving in there that day.

KathyPet · ‎03-09-2010

Your house is not SOLD until you go to settlement. it is under contract but no it is not sold. The seller pays for the inspection and it is my feeling that home inspectors don't feel that they have done their jobs unless they can find something wrong with the house that the buyer can use to negotiate the selling price down on or get a credit at settlement for so be prepared for that to happen.