Many times something real
stupid comes up in the appraisal
that the underwriter freaks out about. Well, once the
underwriter freaks out,
so do the buyer and seller thinking this is stupid and the deal may not
close.
Well, today the other agent and I are spending about 30 minutes and taking care of the issues the underwriter is freaking out over. What are these two items? The first is a five inch gap in paint on a covered porch.
The buyer’s agent says, “I have paint in my garage and I’ll paint it!” The second item was a one foot section on the back side of the house that had a very small patch of moss. I mean I had to look for 5 minutes, even with a picture, for a section of moss that they wanted removed.
So, what am I doing? I’m taking my $8.99 can of moss killer I have in my garage that I had from my roof 3 years ago. Together we figure we saved the seller about $150 in labor charges to have these two items done and saving the deal from an underwriter’s fear of a house falling down because of a non-painted board and a little moss that would have disappeared as soon as spring arrives.
So, clearly this other agent that I’ve really began to like on this part of the deal has, like me, said, “Sometimes it is better just to do it yourself” and get the job done with the tools at hand. What will this mean for both of us after this deal is done? It means we will be receiving REFERRALS and TESTIMONIALS that will go on for years! Was me taking 30 minutes out of my day worth it? YES, WITHOUT A DOUBT!
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