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Answers (14)
- JoEllen Ufner - ABR,GRI,SFR, "jufner"
- Contributions:397
It depends who is paying for th e reapirs the buyer or seller...are they being performed before closing or after closing..what does the contract stipulate..best of lukc
- Lisa Lentz, "Lisa Lentz"
- Contributions:25
It will depend how the contract reads. If the seller is responsible to repair prior to closing then the seller should schedule and provide a receipt for closing. If the buyer is going to have the repairs done that would typically be done post closing and scheduled by the buyer. The agent should not schedule contractors on behalf of either the buyer or seller. Having the buyer do repairs prior to closing makes it complicated and would require obtaining permssion of the seller to do so and the buyer agent should work with you to have a hold harmless clause to ensure that if someone gets hurt or damages property during the repair prior to closing that there is some sort of document in place. Then again, just wait to after you own it.
- Afshin Ben Rafael, "Ben001"
- Contributions:50
Well I would look in to the contract and see who is responsible. usually the agents help out or offer some choices on repairmen and see it through to make sure everything is down smoothly.
- Dave Tracy, "David Tracy"
- Contributions:41
Who ever is paying for the repairs handles making sure they get done and paid for.
- Cynde Thomas, "Theo2007"
- Contributions:5
The only person(s) that can legally make repairs to real estate is the owner of record. Where there is a tenant, an express approval from the landowner is required prior to contracting for and making repairs to real estate. Ergo, the person(s) responsible for scheduling contracted repairs to real estate is the owner of record. In this case, neither the listing nor the buyer's agent hold title to the property, and so are not the owner of record, and should not contract for repairs to real estate that they do not own or hold title to.
- Lorna545
- Contributions:5
That's what I was trying to determine. Thank you.
- Karen Abeyta, "Karen Abeyta"
- Contributions:20
If the repairs are negotiated and the Seller is repairing, the seller schedules repairs.
If the buyer is doing repairs it is up to the buyer to interview, hire and schedule contractors.
- wetdawgs
- Contributions:26854
It is not the agent's job to schedule the repairs, so her volunteering was above and beyond an agent's responsibilities. It is unfortunate that she volunteered and then withdrew her offer.
- Lorna545
- Contributions:5
I don't think there is a problem on the legal side. There is an addendum to the contract saying the seller will pay for it and what they will pay for. We got all the estimates ahead of time for the agent to prepare the addendum and we hired all the contractors and scheduled them. We just wondered why we ended up having to do all the scheduling. At first, our agent said she would be scheduling them all but told us later she would be too busy and wouldn't be able to. We're guessing she got overwhelmed with too much work/had too many clients, as the market here has just begun to rebound. The sellers are elderly and weren't capable of choosing the contractors, which was okay with us since we got to choose, and maybe the agents thought they weren't capable of doing the scheduling, either. If that were the case, should it have rested with the sellers' agent to do the scheduling? Anyway, we felt like we were left high and dry by our agent. Thanks for the replies.
- wetdawgs
- Contributions:26854
Seller
- sunnyview
- Contributions:25139
Be careful. Generally, the seller arranges for and pays for repairs. Then the buyer inspects again to make sure they are done right. If you arrange for repairs as the buyer without a written agreement with the seller to pay, you may get stuck paying for them.
If the work has not been done yet, get clarification from your agent in writing about who and how these repairs will get paid for.
If the work has not been done yet, get clarification from your agent in writing about who and how these repairs will get paid for.
- Lorna545
- Contributions:5
Yes, the seller did agree to the repairs and is paying for them. We are the buyer, and we were told by our agent to schedule the repairs (and did so).
- John Stewart, "nwhome.us"
- Contributions:2166
Seller.
- Michael Walker, "Michael Walker"
- Contributions:164
If a repair is agreed upon between a buyer and a seller and the seller is paying for the repairs - they typically will handle scheduling. I would check with your agent.
Who is typically responsible for scheduling the contracted repairs, the buyer's agent or the buyer?
Who is typically responsible for scheduling the contracted repairs, the buyer or the buyer's agent?
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