http://floridaipi.com/what-stays-with-the-home-that-you-are-selling-in-south-florida/ http://floridaipi.com/ - We have seen so many arguments between buyers and sellers about what stays with the South Florida home you are selling and what is not. Here are some tips for you to avoid the misunderstandings that lead to arguments. Contact Nestor Gasset today on his mobile number at 561-541-9936 to get started on getting your home on the market and sold!

1. What Stays With the
Home You Are
Selling in South Florida?
Nestor Gasset and Katerina Gasset
International Properties and Investments, LLC

2. Make a list of all items included and not
included in the sale...
When you are selling your home in South Florida make a
list of the items that is included and not included in the
sale.
Give the list to your real estate agent and add the list to the
property flyer.

3. Have everything in writing...
Buyers cannot read your mind.
Things talked about verbally through interactions can be
forgotten or misunderstood.

4. Have everything in writing...
The rule of thumb we go by is that anything that is attached
to the house goes with the house when it is sold. But just
the word, "attached" is left up to the interpretations of each
person and what you consider NOT attached a buyer may
consider attached.

5. Read the MLS report submitted by your
agent to see what is included...
Remove from MLS right away if there is something in the
report that you are taking with you.
You can also add your exclusions in the MLS- to be
upfront about what is going and what is staying.

6. One court in Washington D.C in 1982 ruled
that...
"... when determining whether an article is a fixture, the
court may consider three factors:
1. Actual annexation according to the nature and use of
the article
2. Its adaptation to the use for which it is annexed and
3. The intention that it should a permanent accession to
the realty.”

7. If you have a nice chandelier in your dining
room…
… bring that chandelier with you as long as you replace it
with a substitute.
In this case, you have to make sure that you reinstall it
safely with no loose wires and no damage to the ceiling.

8. If you have a nice chandelier in your dining
room…
BUT it is SO much easier just to remove the chandelier
before you put your home up for sale and do the
substitution. We see so many arguments over lighting
fixtures and it really is a stressful time when you are selling
your house. It really is not worth the argument so why not
eliminate the argument in the first place.

9. Artwork is another area of contention and
misunderstandings.
A nice artwork in your house helps to sell your house. If you
are taking the artwork with you make it known upfront in the
writing that the artwork is not included with the sale.
Make sure also to to fill, patch and smooth in the holes the
artwork being attached leave behind.

10. The wet bar and closets are assumed to be
attached to your property.
Make sure the buyers know when they tour your house that
you are taking the wet bar and the closet shelves if that is
what you are planning to do.

11. A wet bar and closets are assumed to be
attached to your property.
Take into account the local customs but also the customs
of the area where your buyer is moving from. For instance,
homeowners in most of Europe take their kitchen cabinets
with them when they move. Most cabinets are not attached
like we attach them here in the U.S.

12. We sell a lot of homes here in South Florida
fully furnished, toothbrush ready to move into.
In these situations it is very important to leave an itemized
list of all the inventory of the house that you are leaving as
furnished.
What one buyer thinks is fully furnished may not mean the
same thing to you.

13. Park your cars somewhere else outside of
your garage during showings.
The buyer may well interpret that to mean the cars are
staying with the rest of your furnishings. There are buyers
who really believe that you are leaving your cars with the
sale.
We suggest to park your cars somewhere else To alleviate
this misunderstanding from ever surfacing in the first place.

14. Provide exclusions on your inventory list.
Many times these things don't even come up until you are
in the middle of negotiations when tensions are high.
We see offers go sour very quickly over misunderstandings
about what is staying with the house and what is not.

15. Provide exclusions on your inventory list.
Deliver this list up front before the buyer makes an
offer so that you have nipped their ability to start playing
hardball in the negotiations with you. We see so many
times where buyers place an unreasonable value on
items they want to stay that are not disclosed until
negotiations. Don't wait that long.

16. Contact Nestor Gasset today on his mobile number
at 561-541-9936 to get started on getting your
home on the market and sold!

17. NESTOR GASSET
REALTOR®, Broker, ABR, CIPS,
SFR, GRI, REOS
Owner of International Properties
and Investments LLC
1021 Cherry Lane,
Wellington, FL 33414
561-753-0135
BrokerNestorG@gmail.com
www.ForidaIPI.com