Written by Middleton O'Malley
Real Estate Tips
Whenever a buyer becomes serious about a home, it is correct procedure for the seller, or seller’s agent, to provide the buyer with a Property Disclosure Document for Residential Real Estate. This four page document, theoretically, provides an accurate condition description of the seller’s property. It sounds like a serious piece of information, and it should be. But the practical reality is…this document is prepared by the seller, a human being with a possible predisposition to being overly proud of their home, and, it is quite possible that the seller actually doesn’t know a whole lot about their home! In fact, most home owners who are not contractors aren’t in an informed position to provide more than superficial information about their home’s condition. It would be like someone asking you to fill out a form describing the mechanical condition of your car, with specific references to its transmission, fuel system, motor, and breaks, etc. Unless you’re a mechanic, forget about it!
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