Have you ever noticed how differently people live in a home? Some people take immense pride in how their home looks and spend their spare time keeping it clean, neat and tidy. They never let a blade of grass grow out of place and fix things before they have too. Conscientious folks like this make our jobs so much easier.
On the other side of the coin are the folks that haven't got a clue what preventive maintenance is. If they fixed the dishwasher back in 1965, that they consider is "new". Their furnaces usually are still cranking out heat filtered (or not) by the same filter that was installed prior to their move in, or when the last time the furnace was replaced. Light fixtures may or may not work, who cares? It actually is an energy saving technique...
What happens when there counter cultures clash? Usually one is turned off by the other and never the twain shall meet.
Except of course today, I had a closing between the two. My buyer was moving from a very inexpensive part of the country. They wanted to live in a great area, but didn't want to spend what it takes to get there, so they did the next best thing.
They purchased a "fixer". Oh my and is it!
Well, that is in the "buyer's eyes" but NOT the seller! The seller just moved out of state to a yet even more expensive area...he is experiencing sticker shock too.
My buyer is meticulous, so is his wife. They are the kind of folks who were born to make the world a better place to live in. (In fact they are BOTH Librarians)
The seller well lets just say he settles for less. They purchased this home 5 years ago and did nothing to it. Actually they painted it, which was a major mistake. Some people should not be allowed near a paint chip.
We came together because the house, being the nastiest house on the block, in the neighborhood, also happened to be in the area's best school district. The price was reduced. We got it reduced even more.
Today while doing my walk-through, I discovered the seller switched out the refrigerator (prior to us purchasing, that's ok). What wasn't ok was the fact the new frig didn't have an ice maker, so he just pushed the coil still dripping water in the back and forgot about it. It's been leaking for over a month. Swell. Thank goodness the floor is tile, hopefully there is no additional damage.
My buyer will have his weekends filled for the next year or so. In the end he will have a very nice grubstake in a great area. His new neighbors will LOVE him.
Home maintenance is a culture. Some live in the culture of making things better, others use it up. Guess that's ok, because in the end the one's who make it better derive great joy in improving the world. Without the one's who use it up, the meticulous would have less pleasure.
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Based on the inspection, if the original Refrig was there, you ask for it back. It`s part of the executed contract.