efore you list you home mirror was considered by the
for sale, determine what buyers and their agent as part of
you don't want to leave the sale. The mirror did not hang
behind. like a painting on a nail. The
heavy mirror had been screwed
Our friends sold their home for into the wall with the screw
full price and moved out a few heads covered with fancy wooden
days before closing. circles cut to match the wood
frame.
The next day they received an
angry call from the selling agent The buyers refused to budge. Our
telling them that they had to friends refused to budge
bring a mirror back before the protesting that their listing
sale would close. When the home agent knew the mirror had
buyers did their final walk belonged to the seller's
through, they refused to make grandmother. (Their agent was a
their down payment because a family member.) The sellers
large mirror had been taken down. pointed out that their agent
should have told them that the
mirror was considered "attached."
This mirror, an antique family After three days of quibbling and
heirloom, was never considered by negotiations, the listing agent
the sellers as part of the sale. agreed to forfeit $3,000 of her
The seller refused to give her commission and the sellers
grandmother's mirror back. dropped the price by $2,000.
However, their sales contract, a Decide what goes to your next
standard Home Purchase Contract home and what you agree to leave
with Terms and Conditions, behind, before you offer your
included all attachments. The home for sale. Take down any
attachments that you don't want home.
to part with, such as any item
screwed into a wall or a light Copyright "© 2005 Jeanette J.
fixture permanently wired. What a Fisher. All rights reserved.
home buyer doesn't see, they
won't expect to buy with your
About the Author:
Jeanette Fisher teaches real estate investing and interior design college courses. She is the author of "Sell Your Home for Top Dollar--FAST! Design Psychology for Redesign and Home Staging" and other books. For a free report, "Design Psychology for Selling Houses," visit http://sellfast.info
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