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MONTEREY
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Almost200acresofpanoramicviewsboastthisspectacular,one-ofa-kind,undevelopedpropertylocatedintheheartoftheBerkshiresof WesternMassachusetts.Convenientlylocatedo I-90,amainartery betweenBostonandNewYork,thispropertyhasunlimitedpotential forthoseseekingavibrantculturalareanestledinallthingsnatural. Fromatranquilbrooktoamplelocationsforprivacyandviewsfrom eachpotentialbuildingpoint,theapexofthispropertyo ersbreathtakingvistasthatgoonformilesandmiles.Openareasoflandand densewoodedspotsgivethispropertyadiverserangeofoptionsfor developers.LocatedwithinminutesofTanglewoodand,forthoseitchingfortheoutdoors,GoosePondandtheAppalachianTrailarenearby. $1,950,000/L3003
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byLynnArseneau
Dear Ly nn, MypartnerandIarebuyingahomeand haveaquestionaboutsnow.Theyardis full18orsoinchesofsnow,andtheonlythings thatareclearedarethewalkanddriveway.There isreasontobeconcernedthatwemayfind“surprises”whenthesnowmeltsinthespring.No onehassaidthatthere’sanythingbutIjusthave thisfeelingduetothefactthatthehousewasnot reallywell-maintainedandhadlotsofstuffthat hadtoberemovedfromthegarageandaround thegarage.Thatstuf fwecouldseebutwecan’tsee underthesnow!Doyouhaveanysuggestionsthat mayhelpus?
Nervous1stTimers
DearNervou s, Thisisnotsuchanunusualquestion. I’veexperiencedbothgoodandbadoutcomestothisproblem.
Thegoodwasanamazingflowergardenand lotsofspringtimeflowersthatwerebeautifuland acellphonethatthenewownersreturnedtothe previousownersandthephoneworked!Thebad wasachassisofatruckthathadbeentherefora whileandwasallrustedout.Otherdiscoveries havebeenstreettoys,trash,rakes,trashcansand thelike.So,whatdoyoudo?Askyourbuyer’s agenttobeveryspecificwhentryingtofindoutif anythingisonthepropertythatwasn’tdisclosed toyou.Asktheagentpreparesomethinginwritingstatingthatthesellerhasnotleftanypersonal propertythatcannotbeseen(i.e.Hiddenunder18 inchesofsnow!)andifpersonalpropertyisfound, theywillcomebackinthespringandremoveit. Thisisparticularlyimportantasitmightcostyou moneytohavetheitem(s)removed,suchasatruck
chassis.Mostpurchaseandsaleagreementshave aclausethatdescribestheconditionofproperty atclosing,howeverwhenyoudoyourfinalwalk throughbeforetheclosingandyoufindeverything tobesatisfactoryandthesaleiscompletedthen thehomehasbeenconsideredacceptable. Consideringthatyoudidsayyou“justhavethis feeling”,anotheroptionwouldbetogiveyourattorneyacallandtalkitover.Heorshemayhavea goodsolutionforyou.
Dear Ly nn, Mysister,wholivesineasternMassachusetts,closedonahouselastmonth.I toldherIwouldemailyouandgetyourthoughts onwhathappened.Theyweretoldthatunder thebedroomcarpets(thereare4),werehardwood floors.Therewereactuallyvisiblehardwoodfloors inthelivingroom,diningroomandthehall thatleadstothebedrooms.Thispastweekend theybegantopullthecarpetinguptoexposethe hardwoodfloors.Youguessedit!PLYWOOD! Mysisterdoesn’tthinkanythingcanbedoneas it’sbeenamonthsincetheclosing.Whatdoyou thinktheycando?
MayPull
HiMay, Whatadisappointmentforsure!I wouldsuggestafewthings.Yoursister shouldcontacttheirbuyer’sagentwhointurncan contacttheseller’sagent.Allofthesignedpaperworkshouldbereviewedincludingthelisting sheet,anydocumentssuchastheSellersStatement ofPropertyCondition(Thisformisnotused everywhereandisnotmandatoryforthesellerto fillout.),andofcoursethepurchaseandagree-
ment.Thesellerwillmostlikelybecontactedby theiragentandhopefullyasolutioncanbefound. Ifthatapproachfails,Iwouldsuggestyoursister acalltheattorneythatrepresentedherinthe purchase.
Myadviceforbuyersisthis.Whenyoulookat ahomethathaswall-to-wallcarpetingandyou’re toldthattherearehardwoodfloorsunderneath, askifacornerofthecarpetcanbepulledupto revealtheflooring.Agoodtimetocheckthisis duringyourhomeinspectionaslongasyoudon’t damagethecarpet,trim,orfloor.
HeyLynn, We’veheardthatifweputourhouseon themarket,wehavetotelleveryonethat wehaveRing,Alexaanyanotherfilmingorrecordingdevicesinourhome.We’dliketoseewho’sin ourhomeandhearthecommentsthatarebeing made.Whatdowereallyhavetodo?
KeepingOurHomeSafe
Dear KOHS, Therearerules/lawsinthecountrythat requireyoutodisclosetoapotentialbuyer thatyouhaverecording/listeningdevicessuch asAlexa,Google,RING,babymonitors,security camerasetc.
Theremayberules/lawsinyourarearequiringyourlistingbrokertodisclosethepresenceof recordingdevicesinahomethatthey’velisted. Buyer’sagentsshouldaskthelistingagentand makesurethattheirclientsareawareofrecording devicesinthehome.Youmaywanttohavethis putinwriting.Somerealestatelistingformshave aclausestatingthatthesetypesofdevicesarein the home.
