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To: gop4lyf

Oh, I don’t know. They don’t look that bad. Just a little soap and water.

Seriously, unless some inspector says they need replaced, I wouldn’t do it unless it is a requirement to sell.

Buyers request different things - sometimes they don’t ask for the obvious.

And if they do, just offer to take 3/4 of the total price off in the negotiations. Let them do it.


5 posted on 04/07/2015 6:16:57 PM PDT by Bartholomew Roberts
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To: gop4lyf; Bartholomew Roberts
I'm with Bart on this one. Unless you are a reasonably accomplished handyman/carpenter with sufficient tools - or - you have access to a handyman, you can get in over your head pretty quickly - to say nothing of the time involved and the quality/appearance of the finished work.

Recommend you get a few 90 day bids from local handymen and attach the bids to the property disclosure statement with a note you are willing to split the cost 50/50 (you are not selling a new house).

Alternatively, set the price you would be willing to sell for, add 5%, list the house "as-is" and be willing to negotiate with a bona fide buyer.

I would be more inclined to spruce up the landscaping/curb appeal than make significant repairs.

19 posted on 04/07/2015 6:38:39 PM PDT by frog in a pot
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