On Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:36:52 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 1/14/2021 3:22 PM, Jim Joyce wrote:


My wife and I move every 5-ish years and we always do what you're doing.
All of the documents that are specific to items in that house are collected
and placed in a kitchen drawer for the new owners, or given to our realtor
to be handed over at closing. If it's just appliance manuals and
warranties, those go in a kitchen drawer, but if the pile contains keys,
such as for a backyard shed, side gate, or the code for the remote garage
door opener, then that goes to the realtor for safe keeping. You don't know
who is going to be walking through the house when it's on the market. Spare
items, such as special trim, light fixtures, or leftover floor tiles, are
neatly placed in the garage.

IMHO, the most important thing when selling is being honest when completing
the seller's disclosure checklist. I disclose everything, even things they
aren't likely to discover on their own. Like Carly Simon said, "No
secrets." That way they can't come back and claim I hid something. So far
so good, after about 8 home sales.


Best to be open from the start. I've only move a couple of times but
want to headaches over minor issues.

I would not want to move that often but I know people that like to buy a
house to restore/remodel. Not a true flip as they will live in it a few
years. OTOH, may daughter has had 24 different addresses in 7 states
over 5000 miles.

My moves mentioned above are only the ones where I sold a house. I've
actually moved many more times than that, partly due to a military career.
Frequent moves have helped me to realize what's important and what's not so
important, as far as 'stuff' goes. We still accumulate stuff, but we donate
a ton prior to every move.