Good Real Estate Practice when Buying
I am sure you have been in the real estate industry for any length of time you have experienced appliances being swapped prior to possession.
In the contract, it states that the refrigerator stays with the property, and then at time of possession the almost new stainless steel refrigerator has magically transformed into a 1940 model ice-box with the compressor on top.
Now the sellers are L-O-N-G gone, and you are facing an irate buyer, because you did not want to pull the refrigerator out and stand on your head to find the serial number so you could put it in the contact.
I have had more than one agent tell me that they could not find the serial number. I even ask a couple of them if they thought it would be on the front door.
If you can’t (or don’t want to) find the serial number, at least write the manufacture and model number on your contract. And then TAKE PICTURES!!
This will at least give your Buyer some protection and assist him/her in pursuing the Seller for contractual fraud or criminal charges (depending on your location.) It may also help keep you from buying a new refrigerator.
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