Selling A Home - What Attachments Stay Or Go?
By Raynor James, Fri Dec 9th
The home selling and buying process can be confusing. This isespecially true when it is a FSBO (For Sale By Owner) operation.It's even tougher when neither the seller nor the buyer is inthe real estate business. This article sorts through what staysin the house or condo when it's sold.
Attachments - Literally!
In most states, the term "attached" takes on a unique meaning inreal estate. Essentially, it boils down to this, "If it'sattached to the real estate, it's no longer personal property."Practically speaking, anything attached to the
The Benefits of Selling Without a Broker
Each year more and more people are making the decision to sell their home alone. After making the decision to sell without a broker and finding the right advice these individuals have realized that the savings they have made are substantial and the amount of time and effort spent was well worthwhile.
FSBO - Avoid Some Common Mistakes
For selling your FSBO property, you need to avoid some of the common mistakes. There can be a number of things that you might need to perform before you actually offer your property for sale.
home stays withit when ownership is transferred. Applying this concept, it'seasy to see why chandeliers, doorknobs and kitchen cabinets stay.
To determine whether something stays or goes, focus on theattachment issue. Plants can often be a confusing item.Generally, it they are planted in the ground, they stay. If theyare in planters, they go. With other items, just look to see ifthey are attached to the property.
I Am Seller - Hear Me Roar!
If you're a seller, you've probably spent a good bit of time andeffort on the property. What if you want to take a few attacheditems with you? Can you legally keep it? What if you'rethinking, "That fixture hanging over the breakfast table has areal Tiffany shade? It was a wedding present from AuntElizabeth. I'm keeping it!"
Keep your shirt on. There are a couple of ways that typicallywork when you want to keep an item or two of this sort. Thefirst is to simply state in your offering "blah, blah, and blahdo not convey." (If it really matters, call an attorney to getthe language right) This approach has one drawback. Human naturebeing acquisitive as it is, your buyer will probably immediatelywant at least two and the items will become a bone of contention.
There is a better way to deal with this situation. Beforeputting you home on the market, remove all items that havebecome attached to the real estate. Buy another hanging lamp,hang it and pack your Tiffany lamp. Do that for all items ofthis sort. Be sure to replace each with something attractive anddo it well enough that it's not obvious that a change has beenmade. When prospective buyers look at your home, everything theysee will stay with the home. You are happy, they are happy,everyone is happy! Life is good.
Analyze your home for attachments before you put it on themarket. You wouldn't want to make Aunt Elizabeth angry by losingthe wedding present she gave you.
About the author:Raynor James is with http://www.fsboamerica.org - providing FSBOhomes For Sale By Owner. Visit our "sell my home" page athttp://www.fsboamerica.org/seller.cfm to list and sell your homefor free for one month. Visithttp://www.fsboamerica.org/buyer.cfm to see homes for sale byowner.
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