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Welp we got through it finally. They asked us if we could have the house professionally cleaned before they moved in. We told them no. Then we were informed there was a possibility of an issue financially on their end that could push back closing. They asked if they were not able to close on the closing date if they could move their stuff in early since they had nowhere to go until they were able to fix it. We said absolutely not and notified them that if any financial issues occurred on closing day the deal was off and we would gladly relist. Somehow they pulled it out of their butt and we were able to be rid of it all finally.
Thank you for the update and for all the details of your story, which I'll keep handy for reference when I get ready to list my house. Congratulations on selling and for finally being able to put this all in your rearview mirror.
I really hope you follow through on reporting the buyers’ agent to whatever agencies are involved. Really disgusting behavior.
Since they had not closed yet, it seems as if they were actually planning to trespass on your property after you turned them away and they thought you were leaving.
Is the fraudulent roof inspection also being reported? That is another really sleazy move.
Originally Posted by SouthernSusana View Post
I'm sure you'll be offended, OP, but I think your actions that day were colored by the fact that you don't like the buyers or their agent. Most sellers try to be accommodating even if it's not their first choice. You could have said, "Give me 15 minutes, please" and cleaned up the meal, hustling the kids out of the house. There will be many other meals, which you know. In that 15 minutes, you could have grabbed up the "sensitive" paperwork.
Or you could have said, "I'm busy packing, but if you want to come on in, I will continue doing what I am doing." The ball would be in their court, then--do the walk through with you there, or come back when they were actually scheduled.
You went with the "letter of the law." And that's fine--that's your right. Hopefully, you will find new buyers fairly quickly since you will be living out of boxes and/or unpacking. But I've always heard that the first offer, assuming it isn't a lowball, is usually the best offer and to work hard to make that offer work.
We are in contract now. I actually emptied my house and placed my stuff in storage prior to photographing and listing.
The first thing the buyers did when they walk in was ask if we could leave the stools at the island lol.
We sold a house 5 years ago and had the similar issue with buyers wanting everything, even our SHEETS (gross!) Some of the stuff we had no issue leaving because they wouldn't fit our new house or were bought at a thrift store.
My husband and I brought back some beautiful beach stones from vacation which I had in a bowl with a piece of drift wood on a table. The buyers start nitpicking close to closing demanding that we leave the stones. My husband wanted to give it to them too. I told him I would rather throw them in the garbage it was the principle and they were being greedy. Once we told them buy the house with what is in the contract or scram they calmed down. Some buyers are ballsy.
They did call after closing asking where I got my sheets because the room doesn't look as good with their sheets. lol I told them I bought them out of state lol.
Welp we got through it finally. They asked us if we could have the house professionally cleaned before they moved in. We told them no. Then we were informed there was a possibility of an issue financially on their end that could push back closing. They asked if they were not able to close on the closing date if they could move their stuff in early since they had nowhere to go until they were able to fix it. We said absolutely not and notified them that if any financial issues occurred on closing day the deal was off and we would gladly relist. Somehow they pulled it out of their butt and we were able to be rid of it all finally.
Congratulations on finally getting through all this and it being over with!
Why on earth would you take old cabinets out of state? Hoarder?
Storage in the new garage would be likely. Same reason we brought two bookshelves with us to Maryland almost forty years ago.
As a note, people keeping something doesn't mean they're hoarders.
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