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With our very first house we became friends with our buyers because they had become friends with neighbors with whom we were close. When we visited the old neighborhood we'd all be together. When invited into our old house I declined because they had made a ton of changes that I didn't want to see (but I didn't tell them that!!) ... however, whatever changes they had made that we would have made we complimented them on (they had put a bathroom in the basement - awesome.) I purposely turned the tables and said I was weird that I wanted to remember the house as it was, even though they had made some good improvement, since it had been our very first house and was full of memories (where our daughter had taken her first steps and blah blah).
Conversations never got strange nor uncomfortable. The house was an older one and had some quirks in its original build, and those are the kinds of things we'd discuss. And we'd talk about everything else under the sun non-house-related.
With another house and another buyer we exchanged Christmas cards for years. We more or less fell out of touch with neighbors there and eventually tapered off the card exchanges. They did call us about a year after the sale to ask about a washer/dryer hookup that existed hidden behind a wall. Before digging into the wall they wanted to confirm where it was.
And with another house and another buyer we had very little communication after the sale. A month after the sale there was a roof problem and they contacted their real estate agent who contacted ours. A leak that had been supposedly fixed had leaked again. But since we had provided all the documentation before closing and they had had it reinspected and it had passed, they weren't looking for recourse, just more information.
So, there's really no fast-n-hard rule about relationships with buyers. Each scenario is unique. Once a deal is done and over it's highly unlikely that a buyer is going to come after you, especially if it's simply buyer remorse. You listed a price, they made an offer. It was a choice they made.
ok so from what I gather, it's fine to talk to them but I'm thinking steer clear of house topics if possible. I don't feel guilty, we weren't the most expensive sale in that subdivision this summer although ours was the biggest house!
I simply became concerned when I read some threads on C-D how even casual remarks about the house might be grounds for some buyers start trouble. They seem like a nice couple so now I'll relax...
I would like to think that it's not too much to ask that both you and the current owners of the home act like grownups and are mature enough to circulate in society without drama.
They don't recognize you when you're at the same place? Maybe they don't want to talk to you, either.
Unless something can be proven in writing that you did not disclose you are off the hook legally. But if there is something you did not disclose or if you told the realtors something in writing about something they and they did not share it they should have some type of negligence insurance. If you disclosed everything you knew no need to worry. And if there is anything you didn't know you just didn't know! No home is perfect but that is what inspections and walk throughout are for. It wouldn't be right for everyone to sue everyone 1. 2 5 years down the road. This is why I say always be honest and hire a realtor. no worries.
Speaking as someone who hasn't gone thru this but who's dad did when he moved to Florida 3 years ago, I have run into his home buyers many times over the past years (they know who I am). The wife fell in love with the house the same way my mom did 30 plus years ago and was heartbroken when it went under contract with someone else.
That deal fell through do to minor repairs that the buyer wanted way too much knocked off the price. Dad balked at that and the deal fell through and the women who loved the house and her husband ended up buying it for a higher price.
Three years later, they still love it and haven't changed anything as far as I know. When ever I've talked to either of them, they still love it as much as they did when they first saw it. They know it was mom's dream house and that she died there and I've always felt that Mom sent them to the house. The wife was the same age when they bought the house that my mom was when she and dad bought it. I believe it was meant to be.
Speaking as someone looking for a house, I would not hesitate to pay a bit over comparable homes it I really loved the house, neighborhood, etc.
Relax and hope they are as happy there as you and yours were.
I doesn't sound to me as though you have done anything wrong, so I wouldn't worry about it. The lawsuits you hear about with real estate deals don't happen that often anyhow.
I would love to meet the sellers of our house. I'd like to compliment them on their taste and thank them for painting the rooms in colors I love. We've made a few changes but nothing too drastic.
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no worries.
