What Is The Proper Condition For Seller’s To Leave The House?- EP 131

On this episode of the Real Estate Fight Club Podcast, Jenn and Monica are going to duke it out over ‘what condition is proper for a seller to leave the house?’ Except for paint, which is in good working order and represents colors on the walls, everything else should be out of the house. Don’t leave your trash that you don’t know what to do with for somebody else to deal with. Tune in for all the good details.

 

Episode Highlights:

• If we could make common sense common again, we don’t have to answer this question, says Jenn
• Monica says that it all depends on the situation. If it is a $50,000 investment property and somebody is going to come in and do the whole thing over, nobody cares what condition it’s in.
• Monica believes that there is a standard for everything, and she would say you should treat others the way you would like to be treated and how you want to come into the house.
• Houses don't necessarily have to be spotless, but you should have them professionally cleaned to your own standard.
• If you have something other than a small nail hole in the wall that should be patched, the paint should be redone.
• When we were making short sales, we also did some deed in lieu of foreclosure, and so we would have to negotiate with the bank on how to leave the property, and the bank’s rules were broom swept.
• If you have got four dogs and you are the seller, you should have the carpets cleaned unless you are ripping them out.
• Monica thinks one of the biggest problems happens when you, as the seller say, “I think they would like this, or they will want this,” but in actuality, they don’t.
• There should be no personal belongings left in the home unless with this hot seller’s market, maybe you have got under contract because you negotiated with the sellers that you can leave some stuff behind

 

3 Key Points:

1. If as an agent you want to make an offer on the house, you have to find out the plan like where the person is going because they think that they have an hour worth of moving, but you know they have got three month’s worth of moving, and every personal item must be removed from the house.
2. Colleen Kelly, from EXP, is today’s tiebreaker.  As per her the golden rule is clear communication and treating others as you would want to be treated because that is a general thumb rule in life.
3. As an agent you should do a house walk-through one to two days before closing day. Colleen does a house walk at least around 24 hours beforehand, so that if they see any major issues or holes in the walls, they can fix them before closing.

 

Resources Mentioned:

• Jenn Murtland LinkedIn | Facebook | (513) 400-1691 | Website | Instagram
• https://jennifermurtland.com/Vault/
• Monica Weakley website | LinkedIn | Facebook
• Real Estate Fight Club Podcast  Facebook page | Instagram | YouTube
• Colleen Kelley 513-374-3706 | colleensellscincy@gmail.com

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