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Five things sellers hide at an open house

Posted on February 2, 2016 | Leave a comment

1) Termite damage

When you’re in a property that has been freshly repainted, look very carefully, warns wHeregroup buyer’s agent Todd Hunter.

“Painting is the biggest giveaway, especially when one or two rooms in the property have been repainted recently,” Mr Hunter said.

“This can conceal a repaired termite-damaged wall or water-leakage problems from a ceiling,” he said.

Be sure to get a thorough building inspection, including a termite inspection with thermal imaging, to make sure you can see beyond the new coat of colour.

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2) Structural damage

A big red flag should be raised when you are denied access to to an area of the house, Ms Parker warns.

“We’ve noticed that, clutter aside, sellers who have something to hide will block [or] lock access to manholes, sub-floor spaces and under-house areas to avoid inspectors being able to accurately report on any issues here,” she said.

These issues can be wide-ranging, from pest damage and structural damage to drainage issues and poor DIY attempts.

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Sellers, Get Ready for Open House Season

Posted on June 4, 2012 | Leave a comment

Keller Williams Realtor Cathy Mankus has guided dozens of clients through getting their homes ready to sell. But in putting her own house on the market, she experienced how tough it can be to follow her own advice.

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Take decluttering. It’s essential to keep the buyer’s attention focused on the house and not the furnishings. But even after two large garage sales and selling additional items online, Mankus found she still had too much “stuff.” She cleared out more possessions and brought in a few colleagues to evaluate what she’d done. They all agreed that more had to go.

The problem, said Mankus, “was that I kept on thinking of it as my house, and I can’t think of it as my house anymore. It’s a house for someone else to buy.”
She ended up bringing in professional stagers who could be more detached in deciding what needed to stay and go.

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