First Time Home Sellers - Take Care of Those Repairs (Part 13) : Carlsbad Relocation A to Z

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First Time Home Sellers - Take Care of Those Repairs (Part 13)

As things move along in your first home sale transaction, you will need to think about the repairs that you agreed to do (if you didn’t, well, you can ignore the rest of this).

If you agreed with the buyer that you would take care of some repairs, you likely said this would be done before closing (and probably BEFORE the final walk-through). The buyer will want to evaluate what was done to make sure everything has been completed to their satisfaction (as they have a right to do).

Don’t waste any time, since getting in the appropriate repair person can take time. You might even want to get several estimates so you can pick the one that works best for your budget. There may be minor things you can fix yourself (unless you agreed it would be done by a professional, which buyers generally will request) but other repairs should be taken care of professionally – plumbing, electrical, etc. You will want to do this so you have documentation from a licensed tradesman and there is less room to quibble about whether the work was done correctly.

Make sure you take care of everything you agreed to, and have it done by the time the buyer schedules the walk-through. If this is impossible due to a short time frame, or the inability to arrange the work to be completed in time (some tradesman are VERY busy), etc., you will need to negotiate the work with the buyers. They may be willing to wait until after closing if absolutely necessary (but expect that they will want to withhold some funds). However, it is far better to have all the work done so the buyers can inspect it and sign off that everything has been done to their satisfaction.

Document everything that was done, including your phone calls to arrange for estimates, the estimates themselves, etc. Keep a copy for your records and make sure the buyers get copies of invoices.

FIRST TIME SELLER SERIES

Article 12 First Time Home Sellers – Keep an Eye on Those Dates

Article 11 First Time Home Sellers – Look out for Sabotage

Article 10 First Time Home Sellers – Repairs Request

Article 9 First Time Home Sellers – Due Diligence

Article 8 First Time Home Sellers – Responding to Offers

Article 7 First Time Home Sellers – It’s Offer Time

Article 6 First Time Home Sellers – Make Yourself Scarce

Article 5 First Time Home Sellers - Showings

Article 4 First Time Home Sellers – The Fun Begins

Article 3 First Time Home Sellers – Don’t Forget These Questions

Article 2 First Time Home Sellers – The Agent Interview

Article 1 First Time Home Sellers – Getting Started

Posted: 8:29 AM, Jun. 15, 2007

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