I think I understand, I am not paying the listing agent and therefore they have no obligation to me. If the contract is not filled to the letter by the seller, do I have recourse? I can delay closing or walk away, but if I find that the seller did not do as promised after closing?

Unfortunately, the problem is that once you sign the closing papers, it is over, you own the house, and everybody goes home. The only recourse would be to hire a lawyer and sue the seller. Not a good option.

It would be difficult to sue, easier to check that everything is in order before closing. I am dealing with a very reputable real estate firm. But I do not have representation.

You could call Frank D'Angelo, the best home inspector in The Villages, and ask him to attend the walk through. His number is 352-250-7818. Just a thought. He often comments on this site. Another idea would be to ask for a video walk through where the agent takes a live video while you watch.

Thank you, I just sent him a message.

That really is the best thing to do. Frank D'Angelo is highly respected in TV. In our case, we purchased a new home that had been built by a company called West. When we arrived for our final walk through there was a rep from West here in the house, he walked through with us and picked up on several things we would have missed. For instance, our home came with blinds and there were no blinds, there was a chip on the back edge of the gas stove, I would never have seen it. The house had not been vacuumed. He made just one call and everything was done.

Wishing you much happiness in your new home and here in TV:icon_wink:

They did it because of the copper piping. Worth a small fortune at the time. They absolutely gutted the place to get the metal.

That’s one scary story about the home being stripped. We closed on the home we purchased long distance, we did hire a home inspector, then the morning of the closing our realtor Leigh Ebersole did a walk thru for us. Leigh was great and she had our trust so her word was as good as if we had been town to do the walk thru.

You were lucky.

Jazuela I just reread your post and it happened to your relative. I’m sorry he had to go through that. It is horrible. A good warning.

Finally, my husband and I are official Villagers.:):):):):):):):):)

Congratulations..

Congrats Velvet. You made it across the line a few days ahead of us. We are also excited about our upcoming change... but we still have a lot of moving to do ... ugh:faint:

Congrats!