Concerned Realtors and inspectors started working toward solutions that made sense for both sides of the transaction. You can turn in an insurance claim in either instance, but if sellers can be made to return or reimburse, it might be better not to make a claim on your brand-new policy. Butterfly4u -- unless there is a contingency in the contract the buyer can use, she doesn't have the right to walk away. In fact he took a big risk allowing us possession of the house months before closing. Needless to say, everyone was much more open to taking care of every single request we made.". The original roof seems a bit like a hat pulled down too low, and moving the gable to the right and raising the eave eliminates that. Shopping for a Home? Seller not allowing final walk-through before closing - Houzz This can be especially irritating if the requests are for non-essential items. (More on that later.) This post was edited by redcurls on Thu, Jan 29, 15 at 19:17. Figures that the house I didn't like so much, with @$$h4t sellers, would accept. And now they are saying that I can no longer re-visit the house as I have used up my two re-visits. Then there are people who just cannot be there because the appointment conflicts with their schedule. DONT shop around for a contractor before you have a place. Once a buyer is out of the property, the seller might discover that they have made changes to the home or left behind half-completed improvements. After the closing when the house was empty, I came back to discover rotted base flooring under the kitchen sink, gouge in the sheet rock, holes in the screen. speaking as a Realtor, not as a practitioner of law. "they let their animals pee on the carpet, they damaged the kitchen flooring, they stuffed tampons into the sewer line to clog it up, and they threw something rotten into the garbage disposal.". Once a house goes under contract, you wont be sitting on your hands waiting for the closing date. Because I'd play hardball on this one and refuse to sign the papers until I was allowed a final walk through. In our area it isn't common to have a 'walk through' before close. She's moved eight times in the past 10 years but currently calls Baltimore home. edited to add (fingers faster than brain): & if sellers vandalize house after you've closed, that's also when you call the police. Pets may cause damage to the property, so you'll want to decide whether they will be allowed in the home during the early possession period. All of your belongings will need to be out of the house before you sign the paperwork. Your new lender will want to send an independent appraiser to see your property. Buyers are not legally required to do a final walkthrough before closing, but why wouldnt you?
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