All Forum Posts by: Antwanika Saxon

She should've ask this to the seller's agent directly and confirmed it for you. Instead of asking you to ask yourself at the inspection. I understand buying a house is stressful. It is her job as your agent to address any concern. Blinds is not a big issue but if you concern about it, it is a valid question.

Just ask her to add it to the next amendment. Be sure to do this before the due diligence end.

Thank you Dewi! And yes so very stressful! I'm ready for it to be over.

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Originally posted by @Michaela G.:

Actually, it looks to me as if you're the one that's been giving sarcastic responses, when people were offering you help. But since you seem to know it all better, why are you here?

Who did I give a sarcastic response to beside Danny? My response to you wasn't sarcastic.

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Originally posted by @Michaela G.:

I also believe, that blinds, just like lights, are attached and thus would automatically come with a house, unless it's specifically mentioned that the seller is going to take them. A seller can typically only take things that aren't attached.

Right and that's my point. Sorry if I wasn't clear. That might be why I got sarcastic responses. In Georgia, that is exactly right. Window coverings are automatically included. However, the seller has the option of overriding that by filling out the seller disclosure section. In the fixtures and appliances section, they can override GA law by leaving the box unchecked. An unchecked box means you mean to take the item with you. The seller left the window blinds box unchecked. I think it was a mistake, but my gut means nothing when closing day comes and the blinds are gone. lol

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Originally posted by @Cara Lonsdale:

I assume by your post that you are already under contract, and heading into the inspection period. So, I won't advise on ways to negotiate an offer like others here have, because it sounds like you are already beyond that point.

However, the Seller Disclosures (we call them SPUDS - SPDS in AZ) are an important communication between the Buyer and the Seller about the property's condition as well as the intentions of both parties through the inspection process. So, don't feel bad about drawing questions, and don't allow your concerns to be disregarded.

Because it is PROBABLY a mistake or oversight, you don't need to make a federal case out of it, however, you can still make it part of your inspection period. Most likely, you have to submit something to the Seller through the inspection period that indicates your intentions to move forward, ask for repairs, or walk away from the house (in AZ, we call this the BINSR). When you get to that point, have your agent add something within that notice that might say something like "Seller confirms that all blinds in the house will convey at no dollar value at COE". This will clarify that the blinds stay, and won't seem like a big deal to the Seller, because they are expecting a response from you through the inspection period.

You never want to ignore a concern, even if it seems like no big deal. As you mentioned, it would be an expensive thing to remedy IF they happened to take the blinds. So, it is better to make sure it is clarified IN WRITING, than to suffer the consequences if the "mistake" isn't a mistake.

BTW, I had this happen to me. Several years ago, I was buying a house, and the woman took all of the drapes. They were designer drapes throughout the house and she wanted them in her new house, but had never disclosed that she was taking them. She had to bring them all back, and unfortunately for her, she had had them dry cleaned in anticipation of putting them in her new home....good news for me! But a lesson that you can never disclose too much. Opening up that line of communication is a good idea.

Thank you so very much. Your response was the most helpful and I will follow this advice once we write up the inspection stuff for lack of a better term. lol. I really appreciate your help; that's all I needed :)

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Originally posted by @Michaela G.:

Unless these are expensive wood blinds - mini blinds are $ 3.88 per piece at Walmart, so you'd spend less than $ 100 for a housel

They are wood blinds. My last house was smaller than this and I spent $1k. So I expect to spend more here. Also, when I sold my last house I left the blinds. I would not have dreamed of taking them with me.

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Originally posted by @Jeff Copeland:

If you want to know if the seller intends to leave the blinds, why do you think it would be inappropriate to ask the seller, "By the way, will you be leaving the blinds?".

There will almost certainly be bigger fish to fry and more important issues to negotiate after inspections. This is not worth making a fuss over...especially before you have even done a home inspection.

Because the seller's word means nothing when at closing the blinds are gone and they show me the disclosure I signed where I agreed to just that. If it was $100 to put in blinds I would not care. But it would cause me upwards of $2k. I need to know if you're leaving the blinds or not. If your disclosure says that you aren't, why would I sign it without getting clarification?

And just for clarification, it is standard for the window treatments to stay; that's the expectation. However, the disclosure overrides GA law should the seller agree to leave or take something that isn't in the law so to speak.

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Originally posted by @Danny Randazzo:

@Antwanika Saxon you can always write an offer that states: purchase to include blinds, window treatments, and anything else you want (maybe the car if the garage or special coffee machine). Possibilities are endless, good luck.

Thanks for your useless response

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Originally posted by @Wayne Brooks:

Are you under contract? If not, put it in the contract. Does the contract/mls listing address this? Here, a buyer doesn’t “sign” the seller disclosure.....don’t know about that being binding.

Thanks for talking to me and not being sarcastic. Yes, I am under contract. I assume I would not have received the seller's disclosure had I not asked my agent for it. I think in Georgia seller's are required to do the disclosure, but not offer it up. Once the buyer lays eyes on it they have to sign off on it. There is definitely a spot for my signature and my agent asked me to sign it.

So the contract was already done, but all I want is the document to be revised before I sign or anything in writing.

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Hello, I am a buyer and I requested that my buyer's agent get the listing agent to send over the selling disclosure for me to review. I looked at the selling disclosure and one of the things on there is that you must check the box if you intend to leave any fixtures or appliances in the home. However, the seller left unchecked the box for window blinds. I found that unusual because usually the sellers will you leave the window blinds. My assumption is that is probably a mistake. However, I don't know the seller from Adam. Once I sign that sellers disclosure it is binding and I have no recourse. Blinds to fill the house that I am purchasing will be a pretty big expense and I'd rather avoid it if possible. So if the seller truly intends not to leave the blinds I need to know that. So I sent a message to my agent and I told her that I have reviewed the seller's disclosure and I would like her to either get an amendment or get something in writing even something from the listing agent that says that it's a mistake and the blinds are going to be left in the home. She replies back "I'm pretty sure she intends to leave the blinds I'm sure she doesn't intend to do a war of the roses on us." Why would I sign something that's incorrect? I would have no leg to stand on if the seller actually did take the blinds before closing. So then the next whopping thing my agent said to me is "since you're going by the house for the inspection if the seller is there why don't you just ask her about the blinds then?" I find that inappropriate. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

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