Anonymous
Post 05/26/2016 19:50     Subject: Walk-through next week - what to look for

Because it was filled floor to ceiling with stuff, perhaps.
Anonymous
Post 05/26/2016 19:43     Subject: Re:Walk-through next week - what to look for

Anonymous wrote:We delayed closing by about 6 hours because the attic was completely (floor to ceiling) filled with stuff. Once the stuff was out of the way, water damage and structural damage from a undisclosed fire became visible. This resulted in a 7k credit to us at closing. But basically the walk through is just a chance to make sure that everything you're paying for is still there and the house is in the agreed condition. It's more of an issue in markets where the house might have been empty for a while.


How did your inspector not see this?!
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2016 12:07     Subject: Re:Walk-through next week - what to look for

We delayed closing by about 6 hours because the attic was completely (floor to ceiling) filled with stuff. Once the stuff was out of the way, water damage and structural damage from a undisclosed fire became visible. This resulted in a 7k credit to us at closing. But basically the walk through is just a chance to make sure that everything you're paying for is still there and the house is in the agreed condition. It's more of an issue in markets where the house might have been empty for a while.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2016 11:39     Subject: Re:Walk-through next week - what to look for

I literally just plan on walking through
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2016 10:49     Subject: Walk-through next week - what to look for

We didn't find out the shed wasn't empty until after closing. Much to our surprise the seller generously left us a riding lawnmower.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2016 10:48     Subject: Walk-through next week - what to look for

Do people back out after doing final walkthrough? Unless there's major damage like a huge hole in the wall or something...
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2016 09:38     Subject: Re:Walk-through next week - what to look for

Anonymous wrote:Good grief, do people really check all the outlets again at the walk-through? We've never done more than a cursory walk through, making sure nothing was trashed, basically. It's always been fine. Besides, how much time do you have - don't you need to get to the closing?


+1.