Being a good seller (and moving down to TV)

[kp11364]

Hi all,

Still can't begin my home search in TV, but I am doing my cleanup and cleanout in my current home.

Is it normal practice to leave items for the new owners for repairs and touchups? By this, I mean leftover paint for the various rooms, extra wall and/or floor tiles, ceiling panels, extra vinyl siding strips, extra sheets for wall paneling, etc.?

Thanks!

Kevin

[eweissenbach]

Hi all,

Still can't begin my home search in TV, but I am doing my cleanup and cleanout in my current home.

Is it normal practice to leave items for the new owners for repairs and touchups? By this, I mean leftover paint for the various rooms, extra wall and/or floor tiles, ceiling panels, extra vinyl siding strips, extra sheets for wall paneling, etc.?

Thanks!

Kevin
Yup

[eweissenbach]

Hi all,

Still can't begin my home search in TV, but I am doing my cleanup and cleanout in my current home.

Is it normal practice to leave items for the new owners for repairs and touchups? By this, I mean leftover paint for the various rooms, extra wall and/or floor tiles, ceiling panels, extra vinyl siding strips, extra sheets for wall paneling, etc.?

Thanks!


Kevin

Yup

[Smalley]

Hi all,

Still can't begin my home search in TV, but I am doing my cleanup and cleanout in my current home.

Is it normal practice to leave items for the new owners for repairs and touchups? By this, I mean leftover paint for the various rooms, extra wall and/or floor tiles, ceiling panels, extra vinyl siding strips, extra sheets for wall paneling, etc.?

Thanks!

Kevin

We just moved and left extra tiles etc as well as paint (for finding the colors for touch ups). It seems like a courtesy to me.

[Boomer]

Yes. It also can be helpful to leave a file with manuals for the appliances that are going with the house, as well as info on HVAC, roof, new windows, etc. and even the tags and instructions from any landscaping added.

We are on house #10. As we "grew up" and did more updates to our houses, I became even more of a planner........

For instance, if I bought new vanity lights or new bar counter lights or any lighting replacement that involved more than one fixture of the exact same kind, I always bought a backup shade, if the shades were breakable........

That is because if you have ever broken just one of multiple matching lighting fixtures, you know you might have to replace all of them. Either they will no longer be available or will cost a lot more money and time than just being ready with one replacement in the closet. (Yeah. I know. I guess that's weird to some.) And if we never break one in the lineup, I leave the extra behind for the new owners.......

If they hate the light fixtures anyway, they can give them away or whatever they want to do with them. It is then their house......and their little extra shade from me, just in case. :)

It's a nice touch to leave information behind, and it has always been appreciated. At the closing, we leave our contact information with the buyers -- just in case they have questions........

But......we have always had pleasant closing experiences, including a few FSBOs in the 10. I imagine there are plenty of closings that could turn into knock-down-drag-outs, but not for us.

Good luck to you with your adventures in moving. We have never regretted any of our moves to different houses, even though we move on after several years.........mostly in the same Ohio area, just one TV house though.

Boomer

PS: If you have not sold a lot of houses, make sure you get your closing papers ahead of time so you can read them and make sure everything is correct. (But you probably already know to do that.)

[Bay Kid]

I bought a 15 year old home. They left the paint cans with not much paint and probably not usable. Wish they would of just left the paint numbers.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

I bought a 15 year old home. They left the paint cans with not much paint and probably not usable. Wish they would of just left the paint numbers. I wouldn’t worry about old paint cans the first thing people should do is repaint .All my homes here in villages or other places have been new except for one .I have painted , put plantation shutters , designer fans and tile or wood throughout the whole home or condo before I move in, but the least anyone should do in an older home is repaint for a fresh start

[eweissenbach]

I wouldn’t worry about old paint cans the first thing people should do is repaint .All my homes here in villages or other places have been new except for one .I have painted , put plantation shutters , designer fans and tile or wood throughout the whole home or condo before I move in, but the least anyone should do in an older home is repaint for a fresh start

Perhaps that is what they SHOULD do, but everyone is different. I’ve owned twenty homes and some I have had painted and some I have not. My current Villages home I bought a year ago and the painting was one reason it caught my eye. We will do no repainting there for years, if ever and I was very happy the previous owner left all the paint - well marked - for inevitable touch ups.

[Sandy and Ed]

Hi all,

Still can't begin my home search in TV, but I am doing my cleanup and cleanout in my current home.

Is it normal practice to leave items for the new owners for repairs and touchups? By this, I mean leftover paint for the various rooms, extra wall and/or floor tiles, ceiling panels, extra vinyl siding strips, extra sheets for wall paneling, etc.?

Thanks!

Kevin
Answer: Yes, Yes and Yes. We went so far as to make up a loose leaf book with all the instruction books for all appliances and warrantee info for new fixtures, windows, storm door, etc. Just common sense to give a new owner the same thing you would like to get if you took possession of your new house. Whatever makes it easier for the new owner. Extra paint, tiles , etc included

[Travelhunter123]

Hi all,

Still can't begin my home search in TV, but I am doing my cleanup and cleanout in my current home.

Is it normal practice to leave items for the new owners for repairs and touchups? By this, I mean leftover paint for the various rooms, extra wall and/or floor tiles, ceiling panels, extra vinyl siding strips, extra sheets for wall paneling, etc.?

Thanks!

Kevin

A roll of toilet paper might be well received

[Bridget Staunton]

So things yes for the new owner. But Sheetrock, vinyl strips etc I would make sure the new owners are ok with those items left behind.. I heard of someone that had to pay to remove things left behind

[bropel]

As a licensed and practicing Realtor/Broker for over 20 years, the correct thing to do is "ask" the buyer if they want seller to leave these things behind (tile, paint, trim, etc). Most sales contracts say everything must be removed..... unless it is agreed upon by all parties. You'd be surprised how many new homeowners do NOT want those items left behind.

[Quixote]

In my opinion, it depends on the buyers. When we sold our home up north, the buyers needed so much that they agreed to buy the house 'as is' rather than the more typical 'broom clean'because there was a lot they could use. What was objectively not usable we hauled away to the recycling center.

In our present home here in TV, we were fortunate to find one in which virtually everything the sellers had done over the years they were here was agreeable to us. One of the things we had to do was match laminate flooring that they had put down in a portion of the house that we wished to extend, and while they didn't leave any, they did leave one empty box of the product which our floor installer was able to use to continue flooring with an identical match.

Before discarding anything that could be remotely useful, I would check with the buyers, whether directly or through the real estate agents.

[NotGolfer]

When we moved here (already in our new house) the realtor that was working with/for our buyers called and stated that all those paint cans in the basement needed to be gone. Say, what? They were in the Midwest and we were here!! So my S.O. flew up for a quick weekend to dispose of the cans. We left them there as generally that's what we'd done in the past with NO issues. I could be out of line here but they could have said something after one of the several times they did a walk-through and we were still available. Our move here had been a 2-phase so much of our items were gone. I guess we could have asked---so maybe the OP could do that to save some "grief".

[nancyre]

It is nice to do that - but make it organized and well labeled. If the Buyer does not want it - you can always remove it during the walk thru. I for one was happy when they told me there was spare floor boards and paint for touch up. I asked my buyers if they wanted ..... hose, extra tile etc. Some things they said yes others no. I did not dump helpful items they did not want until right before closing. Likewise don't leave garbage - prior owners did that to us. Lots of stuff in the rafters - all was useless and a dump.

[maistocars]

Leave it all. You likely can't use any of that stuff in a new home. Welcome to TV!

[Nana2Teddy]

Hi all,

Still can't begin my home search in TV, but I am doing my cleanup and cleanout in my current home.

Is it normal practice to leave items for the new owners for repairs and touchups? By this, I mean leftover paint for the various rooms, extra wall and/or floor tiles, ceiling panels, extra vinyl siding strips, extra sheets for wall paneling, etc.?

Thanks!

Kevin
We just arrived here after selling our Calif home. We left the buyers all extras we had of any materials in our home even though we suspected they’d do a lot of renovating before moving in as it was a 50 y/o house that needed a lot of work. It seemed like the right thing to do.

[lindamitchellhomes@yahoo.]

Hi all,

Still can't begin my home search in TV, but I am doing my cleanup and cleanout in my current home.

Is it normal practice to leave items for the new owners for repairs and touchups? By this, I mean leftover paint for the various rooms, extra wall and/or floor tiles, ceiling panels, extra vinyl siding strips, extra sheets for wall paneling, etc.?

Thanks!

Kevin

Yes, it is a nice gesture to leave those items. The new buyers would appreciate it but I would have your agent check with their agent to confirm they want it. If your selling by owner you can check directly with them.
Good luck with your sale and purchase and welcome to The Villages:-)

[donfey]

Hi all,

Still can't begin my home search in TV, but I am doing my cleanup and cleanout in my current home.

Is it normal practice to leave items for the new owners for repairs and touchups? By this, I mean leftover paint for the various rooms, extra wall and/or floor tiles, ceiling panels, extra vinyl siding strips, extra sheets for wall paneling, etc.?

Thanks!

Kevin

PLEASE DO! We bought a pre-owned home in TV 2 1/2 years ago. There was NOTHING left behind - thrown away I'm guessing. No paint, no paint codes, no warranty info on appliances, although some were newer, no info on roofing, irrigation system, existing (and current) contracts with lawn mowing, etc..

Information is good. Let the new owner decide if they want to keep it or not.

[coralway]

Hi all,

Still can't begin my home search in TV, but I am doing my cleanup and cleanout in my current home.

Is it normal practice to leave items for the new owners for repairs and touchups? By this, I mean leftover paint for the various rooms, extra wall and/or floor tiles, ceiling panels, extra vinyl siding strips, extra sheets for wall paneling, etc.?

Thanks!

Kevin



Reckon I see this bit different. You believe you are helping the new owner by leaving them things they would probably find helpful. To me, you are leaving junk you no longer want or need. When I take possession, I expect the property to be delivered empty. With 99% certainty, I am going to paint most every room, and perhaps even put in new flooring, Take all your stuff with you. I understand you have good intentions, but no thanks