disclosure: When in doubt, disclose, disclose, disclose - 07/01/09 04:12 PM
A couple of years ago I worked both sides of a transaction for a real nice condominium. The Seller, who was 67, had lived there for over thirty years. Not only had he lived there for over thirty years, but he was an original owner, as well. If you do the math, you'll realize that the condominium complex was built in the 1970s, and if you think real hard, you'll probably come to the conclusion that it had popcorn ceilings. Your conclusion would be correct.
Fast forward to the sale, which closed escrow with no problems, and remember that I represented both … (13 comments)

disclosure: Did you put that on the disclosure form? "I didn't think I needed to." - 09/08/08 01:40 AM
Last year I was selling a condo for a Client who had lived in it for over 30 years. Knowing the rule about "disclose, disclose, disclose," I picked his brain to try to find out everything he could remember about living there for 30 years, and I was successful at helping him remember a lot of stuff. Unfortunately, he didn't remember the "little leak" in the bathroom of the unit above his. When the buyers went to remove the popcorn ceiling, they found a little bit of moisture damage in that area. Since they were removing the popcorn for all 1,500 … (10 comments)