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Pulling Up the For Sale in Kings Park West

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Real Estate Agent with Integrity Real Estate Group

Kings Park West-Sold by Cindy JonesYesterday I gave up and pulled the For Sale sign out of the ground of my listing in Kings Park West.

Fortunately the sign that replaced it said SOLD! Actually once an offer came in on the property the transaction went fairly smoothly. They way we like them to go.

The only glitch came at the settlement table when a question was raised about the difference of opinion between “code requirement” from a home inspector and an electrician who said “no it isn’t.”   Now here is where working with reasonable people and settlement companies that are on the ball always helps. Instead of trying to figure out who might be right the settlement company made a call to county building department and found out that the electrician was correct. Had they not been willing to make that call the sellers might have been put in a position to fix a large electrical “issue” that really wasn’t.

The sellers are moving into their new home tonight and the builder even let them have a pre-occupancy agreement so they wouldn’t be homeless or have to store their furniture. When was the last time that happened?

 

The For Sale sign is in the back of the car and headed towards a new listing in West Springfield this morning.

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Comments(8)

Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

  Inspectors are generalists...and don't know every code in every place they inspect...the highest and best source is always the best way to go...glad you could have that happen...happy spring !

Apr 10, 2009 12:29 AM
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Cindy, congrats on your sale.  I'm surprised that the code issue came up at the settlement table and not earlier.

Apr 10, 2009 12:46 AM
Caren Wallace
Premier Property Group LLC - Tualatin, OR
Portland Caren Real Estate

Cindy, I am so glad this ended up as a sale and not as a statistic! Happy Easter!

Apr 10, 2009 01:00 AM
Jim Crawford
Long & Foster - Fredericksburg, VA
Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA

Cindy congratulations on the sale and successful closing.  That is quite a feat in today's market.

Apr 10, 2009 01:29 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Sally & David-I have a great respect for home inspectors.  Sometimes though they put something on a report and convince the buyer & their agent that they are 100% right and they won't be swayed.

Apr 10, 2009 04:53 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Gabe-it came up as a required fix per our contract Paragraph 7.   When the homeowners had the other items on the list addressed the electrician said at that time the basement light swtich was not a "code violation" and it was working properly,  Unfortunately the buyers agent didn't accept his intrepretation and wanted the sellers to cough up a significant sum of money to have it fixed.  In the end it all worked out.

Apr 10, 2009 04:58 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Caren-both the sellers and I are too!

Apr 10, 2009 04:58 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Jim-each one is a win for the market.  I have another one this afternoon and finger crossed, two more next week.

Apr 10, 2009 04:59 AM