The bad people are just better concealed in the burbs.I’m not trying to suggest that some of these neighborhoods are not truly scary and dangerous.

eg What if the agent knows there's a major structural problem with the property that I haven't discovered; disclosing it prejudices the seller's position, concealing it prejudices mine?

We finally got a good governor in Wisconsin (one of the last two states that do not allow conceal carry in the country).

We try to conceal where we live, but it is not possible with the property recording information online.

should we just add closet doors to conceal the W/D where they are?

Your wife looked at the area and thought it was wood rot so had taken out and put new wood in it's place.The current purchasers are saying you did not disclose termite damage in the location.The buyers can accuse you of "fraudulent concealment" which is trying to cover up a known problem.If you simply took out wood rot and did not disclose that this was an area you thought was wood rot but were not sure then it could come back on you.If you are unsure you always disclose.This puts it back on the buyer to their "right of their own inquiry".If they fail to pay and do due diligence before a purchase then it's on them.If their termite report showed no damage in that area the termite inspector could say the seller covered it up with new wood.It's pretty easy to see if you have active termites versus wood rot so your wife claiming ignorance in my opinion in would not stand up in a court of law.I am not giving legal advice but it seems from the sellers stand point you could have handled this much better.If you were unsure about that area you could have had an acknowledgment signed before closing by you and the buyers.They then might have backed out of buying.If you made 20k profit and you have to settle for 1k you are still ahead of the game.You have to live and learn.No legal advice.

There is a box you can check, however, almost all banks cover their bases by adding the no asssignment clause in their addendums in bold letters so that the buyer could not argue that it was checked off by mistake or that it was an attempt to conceal the no assignment inside the contract.

The benefit is to conceal, at least initially, and perhaps in some cases/states/scenarios, always, your fee.

The criminal has over 250 arrests and has convictions for just about everything you can imagine, including carrying a concealed weapon under disability, assaulting a police officer, drug trafficking, violating a restraining order, etc, etc, etc, etc.

I was told it could be considered fraud because if I use the end buyers funds I'm concealing my finders fee.