It’s almost time for
the closing on the Charleston home you’re buying and you can’t wait. You go to the property for the final walk-through
inspection. You’re so busy thinking
about where the furniture is going to go and what color you’ll paint the walls,
you breeze right through the house.
It’s after closing and
moving day has arrived. Your movers have
already packed up your old house and are waiting for you to show up and unlock
the door at your new Charleston home.
You enter the house only to find that the repair the sellers were
supposed to make were not finished.
You may wonder if you
have any recourse with the seller. Most
likely not. Unfortunately, your last
chance to object to the condition of the house passed at the final walk-through
inspection.
You need to be sure to
check several things at the final walk-through, including the state of any
repairs you negotiated in your contract.
·
Check all
the lights. Turn the lights on and off,
this will also signal any underlying electrical issues.
·
Check for
leaks by running water from all the faucets, and looking underneath all the
sinks for any moisture. Check the seal
on the toilets by flushing each one at least once.
·
If there
are any appliances that are part of the sale, turn them all on and off. Test the oven by turning it on and waiting a
few minutes for it to warm up. If the
refrigerator has an ice maker, then it should work at the time of closing. The garbage disposal should be in good
working order as well.
·
Make sure
all the doors work, and open and close smoothly. Open and close all the windows.
·
Turn on the
furnace and the air conditioning before you leave the Charleston home. Wait long enough to be sure that each is working
properly.
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-Jeff Cook
Jeff Cook
Real Estate
Charleston,
SC
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