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Its not uncommon to do this in Texas in my experience. We gave ur info to the buyers of our Houston home when we moved to DFW metro. The seller of our new home here provide same to us. We used it a few times to ask where is the controls for the spa tub in the MBR and to ask about where the pre wired connections to Cable etc were located. It was helpful and they were nice people from NYC but had been in the home we now own for 5 or 6 years.
When I buy a home any issues I do not raise upon inspection are mine in my view so not things I would discuss the seller after we closed.
The 1949 house we bought had been owned and partially renovated over 12 years by the current owners. We both work in Architecture and obviously have a passion for similar styles. Also, it's a 70 year old house. Between that and renovations, there are always nice things to know about an old house. Additionally, we had planned to finish out the renovation on areas of the house that had not been done for various reasons.
The husband was kind enough to leave his email and phone number. We do not talk regularly but we have had a few exchanges as we have update things or had a question about how something was in the house before they renovated. We've even run into him and his kids at a furniture and decor store once and got to show him pictures of the rest of our renovation.
Needless to say, there is no reason you HAVE to provide this - for some it may prove to be an annoyance with the wrong buyer. But we have had a very pleasant experience.
First house I sold I left notes, manuals, and a list of the usual "proclivities" associated with any house. I also left info on how to contact me.
The buyer called once in the middle of an ice/snow storm and wanted to know why he had water in the basement. "Did you clean out the gutters like I told you to do each autumn?"
"No, it was too cold."
After that I left info once more and the buyers thought I was being silly and ridiculous. They knew everything about owning a house.
Saves me a LOT of time and aggravation. They own it. Good luck. I threw out everything having to do with the house.
Oh the arrogance of some people. Hope they spent a bundle on plumbers/electricians/carpenters/repair services just for being stooopid.
House before last, we left all the paperwork for all appliances, the alarm and the electric lawn mower we left behind. We were in direct contact with the buyer because a window had to be replaced and the company had to order it. They would not speak to anyone but us, until they finished transferring the warranty to the new buyer. It was just easier to communicate directly with the buyer. Sadly the buyer was a younger man who has no idea about home maintenance and the house has fallen into disrepair and neglect. It was a great house, too.
The last house we sold, we once again left all the paperwork for everything. Our neighbor was our agent, so now the agent is neighbors with the new owners. I told the agent to pass our number onto them if he wanted to, but he preferred to handle everything himself (he's a great guy!). The new owners LOVE the house and the view of the mountains. They seem to be really nice people, they made for a very easy closing. Their (VA) appraiser, not so much. We had to make an emergency trip back up there, as we had already moved, to paint the floor of the deck because the paint was chipping. I am glad the new owners love the house.
The house we live in now is a blank slate, it was a foreclosure and flip. It had been in a fire at the end of 2015 and was rebuilt in 2017 (there's a whole sordid story on why the house took so long to rebuild, but it had to do with the illegal activities taking place in the house causing the fire), so fortunately it's almost a brand new house. The inspector said it was in great shape. I know we love it.
My parents neighbors did that, gave new owners their phone number, when they sold their home. This was a very well cared for well updated home that was 50+years old. They were constantly calling them complaining about this or that...hint of kitchen cabinet, a tile loose somewhere, dent on gutter, really ridiculous. They even threatened to sue for some stupid stuff. New owners were acting as if old owners were their landlord and wanted them to send someone out to fix this or that. Their daughter contact a attorney to send them a do not contact letter.
I would advise against it. If it feel the need to do something maybe a contact between the realtors so their is a buffer.
Are there any circumstances in which you would give your contact info to the buyer of your house (email, new forwarding address, etc)?
I'd originally thought about sharing my email address as a courtesy, in case the buyer has any questions about the house (smart home tech, speaker pre-wiring, etc). But I also don't want to be pestered about any future complaints, issues, etc. So I'll probably just give a bunch of instructions in a Word doc.
In NY with the $500 “get out of jail free” fee I’m sure there are many sellers who don’t want to be found again.
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