[Bbrant]

Originally Posted by kp11364

Hi all,

Not able to move to TV yet, but I have a question for those folks that have moved down recently.

When you sold your non-TV home, did you leave "spare items" such as extra bathroom/kitchen tiles, lighting fixture accessories (like glass shades), exterior siding, paneling, pavers, external bricks/tiles, and paint for the new owners?

I have a "tag sale" category for some items, "definitely toss" for others, but stuff like this I'm not sure of.

Was this a discussion with the new owners? Did the realtor offer suggestions?

Many thanks in advance!

I am a realtor, only leave those items if the buyer wants them

[Regorp]

Originally Posted by kp11364

Hi all,

Not able to move to TV yet, but I have a question for those folks that have moved down recently.

When you sold your non-TV home, did you leave "spare items" such as extra bathroom/kitchen tiles, lighting fixture accessories (like glass shades), exterior siding, paneling, pavers, external bricks/tiles, and paint for the new owners?

I have a "tag sale" category for some items, "definitely toss" for others, but stuff like this I'm not sure of.

Was this a discussion with the new owners? Did the realtor offer suggestions?

Many thanks in advance!

If the buyer is nice, leave him lots. Our buyer paid cash $40000 over asking. We left him snowblower, lawnmower, wheelbarrow, lawn tools, fans, much more, and even canned food we could not bring. We still text/speak with him and he loves the house. Good luck!

[jparsoneau@aol.com]

I have always left any leftover material for the house such as paint, flooring, siding. I don’t understand why people would want to take a half gallon of paint of a color they’ll never use again unless maybe they’re trying to use the same color and then all you Gotta do is take the numbers. But leave it for the new homeowner in case they need it.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by DAVES

Selling a home, buying a place to live, moving etc. I had it all planed. I figured, it was almost ten years ago. I figured six months to sell. It sold in two days, full price and a cash deal. Great, just not as I had planed. Finding a mover. I was still packing while they were loading the moving truck. Funny now. The moving guys. The salesman for the moving company told us they only use company people. I did a beautiful careful job painting the rail going to our second floor. The moving guys, they may have been company employees, they were nice guys but they had no idea how to move stuff.
My armoire. Like most large furniture, comes apart for moving. They tried to move it in one piece and discovered it could not make the turn at the top of the stairs. They had to carry it back, damaging my beautiful paint job AND THE FURNITURE to then take it apart. It was a long distance move. Arrival in the villages, a new home not a resale.
Same driver but different crew doing the unload. On this end. Same piece of furniture.
On this end the crew dropped it through the bedroom wall.

An ADVENTURE.

The old saying about lawyers applies here, how do you know the moving sales rep is lying? His lips are moving.

We used a national moving company to come here. Turns out they advertise the move and a driver who reps for them will bid and take the job. The driver will hire a couple of helpers on both ends of the move.

First group was great and did a good job. Local ones damaged a few items and placed them where we could not see the damage.

Overall went ok but not an industry that is exactly trustworthy.

[meme5x]

Sold house in pristine condition.. then new owners totally redid the whole thing.. would never put money into existing house to sell as long as everything was pretty much updated, clean and neat!
Donate to Goodwill if new owners don’t want!

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by kp11364

Hi all,

Not able to move to TV yet, but I have a question for those folks that have moved down recently.

When you sold your non-TV home, did you leave "spare items" such as extra bathroom/kitchen tiles, lighting fixture accessories (like glass shades), exterior siding, paneling, pavers, external bricks/tiles, and paint for the new owners?

I have a "tag sale" category for some items, "definitely toss" for others, but stuff like this I'm not sure of.

Was this a discussion with the new owners? Did the realtor offer suggestions?

Many thanks in advance!

If I were in your shoes/position, I would make sure that I could take (and enjoy) the INCREDIBLE Florida heat that you will encounter in the SUMMER (plus hurricanes some years). Personally, I would look into living somewhere near the research triangle in North Carolina.
......As to other advice regardless of where you move to.........sell all the heavy furniture that you have and in general sell stuff rather than shipping it south or renting a U-Haul. You can go to garage sales or thrift stores here or anywhere and get small items. And get new furniture to suit your new location.

[wamley]

I wouls leave anything that is part of the finishes in the house your selling for the new owners. Small number of parts are of no use to anyone else usually.

[Accidental1]

Originally Posted by kp11364

Hi all,

Not able to move to TV yet, but I have a question for those folks that have moved down recently.

When you sold your non-TV home, did you leave "spare items" such as extra bathroom/kitchen tiles, lighting fixture accessories (like glass shades), exterior siding, paneling, pavers, external bricks/tiles, and paint for the new owners?

I have a "tag sale" category for some items, "definitely toss" for others, but stuff like this I'm not sure of.

Was this a discussion with the new owners? Did the realtor offer suggestions?

Many thanks in advance!

We left just about everything you mentioned. The previous owner had done same for me so I just followed suit (no conversation with realtor or buyer). Also sold most of the furniture, lawn equipment with the house.

[Larchap49]

Originally Posted by kp11364

Hi all,

Not able to move to TV yet, but I have a question for those folks that have moved down recently.

When you sold your non-TV home, did you leave "spare items" such as extra bathroom/kitchen tiles, lighting fixture accessories (like glass shades), exterior siding, paneling, pavers, external bricks/tiles, and paint for the new owners?

I have a "tag sale" category for some items, "definitely toss" for others, but stuff like this I'm not sure of.

Was this a discussion with the new owners? Did the realtor offer suggestions?

Many thanks in advance!

Yes Yes Yes of course what the h else would you do with them. Common courtesy

[AKKlein]

Not a realtor but have bought & sold several homes. You are supposed to take your stuff with you, all of it. Only leave appliance booklets.

Courtesy is to ask buyers if they want certain items and if they do leave them. If not then dispose, sell, donate or take them with you.

I do leave a roll of toilet paper in each bathroom along with hand soap, a sponge, dish soap, couple dishwasher tabs, one roll of paper towels and a couple garbage bags in the kitchen.

I always had Happy Buyers - to not walk into a bunch a stuff left for them to decide what to do with it….and household items they likely need within 30 minutes of arriving.

[defrey12]

Originally Posted by kp11364

Hi all,

Not able to move to TV yet, but I have a question for those folks that have moved down recently.

When you sold your non-TV home, did you leave "spare items" such as extra bathroom/kitchen tiles, lighting fixture accessories (like glass shades), exterior siding, paneling, pavers, external bricks/tiles, and paint for the new owners?

I have a "tag sale" category for some items, "definitely toss" for others, but stuff like this I'm not sure of.

Was this a discussion with the new owners? Did the realtor offer suggestions?

Many thanks in advance!

Besides our “main house” we had rentals…that kind of stuff is specific to that house. Leave it. New owners can toss it if they choose. It’s the nice thing to do as well.