Cooperation is a real plus when moving!

We closed on a home yesterday–well, my buyer clients did. It’s their first home and as you can imagine they were thrilled with their new home and excited to move in, unpack and make it their own. When we went to  the final walk through the sellers were still in the process of moving out.  Packed boxes, furniture and some wayward toys remained strewn throughout the home.  The moving company had been delayed, so the move wasn’t going according to schedule. The sellers were doing their best, sincerely apologized for the state of affairs and knew they were in for a very, very long day.  Of course, we always prefer to have everything completely moved out–in fact the sales contract clearly spells that out.  Thus, the  buyers could have postponed the closing until all the belongings were removed and everything was in order.  To their credit they understood the situation and closed on schedule.  A little risky? Perhaps—but they were planning on painting the walls anyway so a little spackle would take care of any bumps in the walls.  Also, during the previous months both parties had been respectful and cooperative negotiating  a sales agreement that was fair to both parties therefore a level of trust had already been nurtured.  A happy ending was the result—-and a good night’s sleep for both buyers and sellers! Congratulations Daniel and Shannon on your new home!