The sale was handled through real estate agents...all by the book. It was an "as is" sale and I disclosed all known structural defects and flaws. The buyers sent me a nice, biographical letter along with their offer, which is now in escrow.
Would there be legal danger to me by establishing follow-up contact with them -- explaining little quirks and stories about the house that weren't covered on the disclosure statement? Things like the fruit trees on the property that need special care to produce...that kind of thing. Or best to just avoid contact with new owners once it's a done deal?
2007-11-19 04:18:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Just leave it alone. It is no longer your home and the new homeowners will figure things out. There is no need to continue talking to them.
2007-11-19 04:30:53 · answer #1 · answered by sspice5757 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you're thinking about really **is** a double-edged sword.
You're thinking that contacting the buyers-to-be would be a nice gesture, to impart your experience and hard-won knowledge upon them, making their lives a bit easier in the process.
What you seem to have overlooked is this: you have no idea whatsoever what their plans are for the property once escrow closes and the house is theirs to do with as they will. Perhaps they're looking to uproot the trees, perhaps they're going to level the whole lot and put up something new. The point is, by putting your house on the market, you've all but removed yourself from anything further to do with that property.
By all means contact the soon-to-be new tenants if you wish, but keep in mind that your input may be both unwanted and unneeded.
2007-11-19 05:00:48 · answer #2 · answered by pblcbox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Avoid contact with the buyers. Once you establish contact about the fruit trees and other innocent situations, the friendliness may lead to "Well, you didn't tell us about THIS or THAT".
There's probably no legal danger, but you're inviting potential problems and complaints.
And always remember. Those fruit trees of which you seem so proud may be the ugliest thing to the buyers, and they perhaps cannot WAIT to cut them down. How will you feel if you discover that ?
2007-11-19 04:47:04 · answer #3 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT CONTACT THE BUYERS!!!!!!
someones quirks is someone elses problem.
If you want to tell stories, etc, write them down and leave them on the kitchen counter when you move out.
When we purchased our house, the former owner of 30 years had saved everything about the house with detailed notes. It was nice and came in handy a couple of times.
However, DO NOT CONTACT THE BUYERS until the day of settlement and even then, KEEP YOUR MOUTH CLOSED!
2007-11-19 04:25:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When i sold my house earlier this year, I wrote the buyers (that I still have never met) a letter. I told them the name of each neighbor, something nice about each neighbor and where they work.
They emailed me later and said it made them feel like they were already friends with everyone and thanked me.
I left this letter on the kitchen counter and they did not get this until after closing- that is the way I intended it because you never know, even with a nice letter somebody might take it a wrong way and I did not want to ruin the sale.
2007-11-19 04:42:36 · answer #5 · answered by glenn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do not contact the buyer unless through your agent. what they do after with the house is their business. Ifthey want to rip apart that beautiful tree you planted is their business not yours. Sale the house, then they can ask a walk through where you could disclose the basic needs of the house. Anything you say can be retained against you.
2007-11-19 04:35:18 · answer #6 · answered by crapaudblanc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Avoid all contact with the the buyers. If you don't they will finds some defects no matter how small that they will want you to fix at your expense.
You can leave info about the house in a envelope as you move out if you want to.
2007-11-19 04:24:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would not try to contact them at this point. If you have things you think they should know, like about trees, write it down and put it all in a folder for them.
Let the real estate agents handle everything else.
2007-11-19 04:23:38 · answer #8 · answered by Debdeb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't worry about it... The new owners bought the house and will care for it in their own special way.. So, congrats on selling your house and take care.
2007-11-19 04:26:41 · answer #9 · answered by pebblespro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Silence is golden
2007-11-19 04:23:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋