Dsnygirl
05-25-2007, 09:16 AM
Hi everybody!
If any of you could spare a little pixie dust for our family today, that'd be great - we're supposed to close on the sale of our home today at 11am, and I am just hoping and praying it goes through okay.
We had some issues this week b/c we had the utilities turned off when we moved out, and the family decided at the last minute to do a walk through b/c the husband wanted to be sure all the appliances worked properly. So, we've had to scramble to try to get the utilities turned on before the closing so he can check them - they did the walk through last night w/o power, just to look at the house. The husband wants us to put $$ in escrow to ensure that if the appliances don't work, they can replace them - we would obviously like to avoid that, as we know they are all fine (we just moved out Saturday, and the house is only 5 yrs old). My DH was present for the walk through with the new family last night, and when he got there, b/c of the power being shut off, the freezer had defrosted and we'd forgotten about the ice in the icemaker - it had melted and leaked out of the freezer and under the refrig., through the hardwoods and into the basement. So, that was a nightmare for my DH - he had to scramble to clean it up, and although he is certain it will dry okay, the husband of the family wanted to talk about potentially adding MORE $$ to the escrow, in case by the time they move in, the hardwoods appear damaged from the leak and they have to have them fixed. (My DH said it was a very small area, underneath the refrig - not into the kitchen area at all.) We aren't crazy about this, even though we can understand his concern - we'd want to then put language into the contract to ensure that we saw the damage and had proof the boards needed replacing before turning any $$ over to them. So - although there weren't any issues with the house itself, apparently the husband also got a last minute phone call re: his bank and closing costs, and we are just hoping everything is okay. We haven't heard anything different, but if you all could spare just a little of the magic, I'm sure it would help!!
Thanks!! :thanks:
If any of you could spare a little pixie dust for our family today, that'd be great - we're supposed to close on the sale of our home today at 11am, and I am just hoping and praying it goes through okay.
We had some issues this week b/c we had the utilities turned off when we moved out, and the family decided at the last minute to do a walk through b/c the husband wanted to be sure all the appliances worked properly. So, we've had to scramble to try to get the utilities turned on before the closing so he can check them - they did the walk through last night w/o power, just to look at the house. The husband wants us to put $$ in escrow to ensure that if the appliances don't work, they can replace them - we would obviously like to avoid that, as we know they are all fine (we just moved out Saturday, and the house is only 5 yrs old). My DH was present for the walk through with the new family last night, and when he got there, b/c of the power being shut off, the freezer had defrosted and we'd forgotten about the ice in the icemaker - it had melted and leaked out of the freezer and under the refrig., through the hardwoods and into the basement. So, that was a nightmare for my DH - he had to scramble to clean it up, and although he is certain it will dry okay, the husband of the family wanted to talk about potentially adding MORE $$ to the escrow, in case by the time they move in, the hardwoods appear damaged from the leak and they have to have them fixed. (My DH said it was a very small area, underneath the refrig - not into the kitchen area at all.) We aren't crazy about this, even though we can understand his concern - we'd want to then put language into the contract to ensure that we saw the damage and had proof the boards needed replacing before turning any $$ over to them. So - although there weren't any issues with the house itself, apparently the husband also got a last minute phone call re: his bank and closing costs, and we are just hoping everything is okay. We haven't heard anything different, but if you all could spare just a little of the magic, I'm sure it would help!!
Thanks!! :thanks: