I'm always surprised at what sellers understand, or should I say decide not to hear when you explain a purchase contract to them. I just negotiated a purchase contract between my sellers and some buyers, since my Sellers were in their late 70's I was extra careful to stop and reconfirm everything I said, it took a lot longer than normal, however, I felt it was required. We managed to put the deal together and they got 98% of list price. Conditions on the sale were financing and property inspection. Possession day rolled around and all seemed well, my clients had a cleaning lady in and the place was spic and span. Then got a call from the Buyers realtor, he was concerned, and rightly so, an awning attached over the deck, to the outside of the house had been removed leaving holes in the vinyl siding. After some investigation my seller told me that it cost $400 and he had no intention of leaving it behind. So I took a 50 mile drive to visit my seller and showed him the Purchase agreement where he had agreed to leave it behind. Well, likley due to his age he had forgotten this or chose not to agree during the move.
Anyway, he agreed to allowed me to return it to the buyers. I have since done 2 more ends with that selling couple and 
one end with the buying couple , certainly worth a drive in the country.
Bill
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