I have the buyer's side on a transaction which included $1000 in repairs. The only item that came back from the home inspectors' report was the A/C needed to be serviced, and the seller declined having this done on his dime.
I was stumped and talked to other Realtors on AR as well as in my local area, and the overwhelming response was to take care of it, which I did.
I wanted my buyer to be completely happy with her new home, and called a reliable AC company who came out, checked everything, cleaned it, and my total time invested was 30 minutes, total dollars $80, and I now have another reliable, well priced, courteous AC company to add to my list.
There were some Realtors locally who stated I should arrange for it, and put it on the HUD to come out at closing, however, that would have made for a stressful closing, and I didn't like the idea.
I'm getting a great commission on a great house for a great buyer, and it was worth an investment of $80 for this transaction to stay together, especially given the fact this buyer only looked at 4 houses!
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