decorating allowance: Offering Buyers A "Decorating Allowance" Won't Make the Home Show Any Differently - 03/18/08 06:37 AM
 Call it a "decorating", "carpet", "updating", "paint" allowance it doesn't matter, they're all the same thing. Seller acknowledging that the house has some cosmetic drawbacks (could be paint, worn carpet, dated kitchen/baths among other things) and they're offering a dollar amount to buyers so the buyers can just fix that flaw after they close. Here's the problem: When buyers view a home, they're focusing on how the house looks NOW.  Offering an allowance won't make that carpet, kitchen, bathroom, etc any more appealing when buyers are walking through the house. It's difficult for a buyer to erase images of how the house looks now … (11 comments)

 
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