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Questions You wished you had asked the previous home owner

Questions You wished you had asked the previous home owner

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by: foxymama Active Indicator LED Icon 14 OP 
~ 7 years ago   Mar 15, '17 11:10am  
What questions do you wish you had asked a previous home owner before buying the house? 4951
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gigem09 Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 7 years ago   Mar 15, '17 11:14am  
Who did all the upgrades and repairs? I am pretty sure the seller did everything themselves and it is just crappy work. They didn't move out until a week before we signed so we were unable to see their horrible craftsmanship until 3 days before we signed and by then it didn't matter to us. We have fixed most of it and it wasn't expensive to do so, but still annoying.  If we knew beforehand we would have taken a couple thousand off our offer. 4951
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lola Active Indicator LED Icon 17
~ 7 years ago   Mar 15, '17 11:22am  
seen any ghosts? 4951
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teatime Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 7 years ago   Mar 15, '17 11:27am  
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ZMAN Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 7 years ago   Mar 15, '17 11:28am  
Why the **** didn't you take better care of this place? 4951
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HollyHobby Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 7 years ago   Mar 15, '17 12:04pm  
Is there a hidden compartment anywhere? 4951
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Fallon Active Indicator LED Icon 18
~ 7 years ago   Mar 15, '17 12:07pm  
Removed By Request 4951
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Fallon Active Indicator LED Icon 18
~ 7 years ago   Mar 15, '17 12:08pm  
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buffaloglenn Active Indicator LED Icon 11
~ 7 years ago   Mar 15, '17 12:08pm  
Excellent discussion topic @foxymama . I would have asked if they had treated for termites regularly, and why they replaced the siding the way they did. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Mar 15, '17 12:12pm  
Any "do it yourself" electricity and plumbing etc?  I have some that the inspector did not find at the time of purchase.  I would also check to make sure the keys work in ALL the locks, that has been a problem.  I am kind of "anal" about looking things over though... 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Mar 15, '17 12:12pm  
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~ 7 years ago   Mar 15, '17 12:15pm  
Ask if they have owner manuals for ovens, a/c, heaters, in ground sprinklers, etc.The people that we bought our current house from, gave me a file with all this information.  It had receipts for all work they had done.  As well as the manuals for all the appliances.  This was a huge blessing when I needed to clean the oven, and have our sprinklers serviced.I have a file I keep now, to the same thing with if we sell.  
 
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I did this for mine and think it helped in selling the house. During showings I kept a folder of info on the counter so it could be seen.
 
In addition to manuals and major receipts I had boxes of same lot number wood flooring and spare gallons of every paint color previously used.
 
I also labeled all of the speaker wiring for the ceiling audio when I pulled my zone audio components out. 4951
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Andreweggplant Active Indicator LED Icon 15
~ 7 years ago   Mar 15, '17 12:30pm  
I also labeled all of the speaker wiring for the ceiling audio when I pulled my zone audio components out.
A CORRECTLY Labeled breaker box would be good too...
 
 
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~ 7 years ago   Mar 15, '17 12:35pm  
Ask if they have owner manuals for ovens, a/c, heaters, in ground sprinklers, etc.The people that we bought our current house from, gave me a file with all this information.  It had receipts for all work they had done.  As well as the manuals for all the appliances.  This was a huge blessing when I needed to clean the ov leave yhr enanue, and have our sprinklers serviced.I have a file I keep now, to the same thing with if we sell.  
 
@Fallon: I alwsys leave the Manuel & if I still have receipts I leave them also.
 
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~ 7 years ago   Mar 15, '17 12:56pm  

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>> Ask if they have owner manuals for ovens, a/c, heaters, in ground sprinklers, etc.The people that we bought our current house from, gave me a file with all this information.  It had receipts for all work they had done.  As well as the manuals for all the appliances.  This was a huge blessing when I needed to clean the ov leave yhr enanue, and have our sprinklers serviced.I have a file I keep now, to the same thing with if we sell.  
 
@Fallon: I alwsys leave the Manuel & if I still have receipts I leave them also.

@thegoodwife: Poor Manuel, how could you leave him behind?I kid, I kid, I tell small joke.
 
 
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yankeejessica Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 7 years ago   Mar 15, '17 1:36pm  
Names/brands of paint colors and floor surfaces in case you need to touchup.  
 
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We have always left the cans behind for this reason 4951
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