It's always been fun to sell a brand new home (as in new construction) and watch my client's excitement as things eventually come together. Sheet rock is done, cabinets are in, they've chosen their colors and finally it's all come together!
One of my favorite steps in the process is the walk-through. Armed with blue painters tape, we mark little dings here and there, places where paint has been missed or scratched, and any areas throughout the home that might need repair or replacement.
As a side note, I used to tell my husband I was going to bring a roll home and leave blue tape throughout our house rather than nag him about repairs I wanted done. Of course the look he gave me made me realize that probably wasn't the best thing to do if I wanted to maintain marital harmony.
A few weeks ago, while meeting with new clients in Maple Valley about possibly short selling their house, they pulled out a stack of papers and asked if I could tell them what it was and what it meant.
The document was a "Notice of Trustee Sale", outlining their default on the property, what it would take in terms of dollars to cure the default and declaring if the default was not cured wtihin that stated time period, the property would be sold at auction.
The house is not very old.
Just a short time ago they were conducting their walk-through, roll of blue tape in hand, excited to finally have the house finished and be able to move in and make it their own.
At our meeting, I asked them when they recieved the Notice of Trustee Sale. They said just a few days ago.
It had been affixed to their front door.
With blue tape.
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