Have you ever received a letter from buyer when selling your home?
IdaClaire
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Anyone ever leave tree info behind when selling their home?
Comments (10)I sure did and didn't care what they thought. Just a simple copy and paste from excel to give you an idea. Species / Cultivar / Type / Quantity / Purchase / Where / Location / Notes Aesculus Homestead Tree 1 4/1/2010 Johnson Left Side Yard Trim out dead wood Amur Maackia Straight Tree 1 9/8/2008 Johnson Right Side Corner Patio Trim out dead wood Arboritae Danica Evergreen 1 8/31/2007 Steins Left side front step Azaela Rosebud Shrub 3 10/1/2008 Steins Died Berberis Crimson Pygmy Shrub 2 8/14/2008 Heritage Right Side back side lotline Betula River Tree 1 8/21/2007 Heritage Back corner of house - right side lot line Betula Heritage Tree 1 4/19/2008 Steins Front corner of house - right side lot line Euonymos Dwarf Burning Shrub 1 8/31/2007 Steins Back corner of house Campanpula Blue Clips Perrenial 6 8/1/2009 Johnson border plant along entry walk Pick dead blooms for constant rebloom Aronia Black Iroqouis Beauty Shrub 3 8/19/2008 Heritage Behind river birch Echinacea Purple Perrenial 2 5/16/2008 Heritage In front of fireplace Echinacea Kim's Kneehigh Perrenial 4 7/23/2008 Heritage In front of fireplace Coreopsis Zagreb Perrenial 3 6/16/2008 McKay Behind Seven Son Flower - Back corner lot line Shear back in march to a few inches above ground Leucanthemum Shasta Snowcap Perrenial 3 7/23/2008 Heritage border plant along entry walk cut back to ground in march Daylily Little Wine Cup Perrenial 4 6/16/2008 McKay border plant along entry walk cut back to ground in march Daylily Strawberry Candy Perrenial 6 9/1/2008 McKay In front of Wolf Eyes dogwood and Lilac tree cut back to ground in march Daylily Awesom Blossom Perrenial 2 4/1/2009 McKay In front of River Birch cut back to ground in march Cornus Ivory Halo Shrub 3 5/26/2008 Heritage Right side lot line Cut oldest stems to the ground. Can be cut back a few feet in march if growing out of bounds Forsythia Fiesta Shrub 4 4/13/2009 Lieds Front of patio to left Can be cut back after blooms in march Fothergilla Mount Airy Shrub 2 9/1/2009 McKay Left side lot line inbetween Celebration maples Gernaium Jolly Bee Perrenial 3 4/1/2009 McKay In front of Celebration maples and hawthrones at back lot line Gernaium Rozanne Perrenial 3 8/18/2009 Johnson In front of Celebration maples and hawthrones at back lot line Ginkgo Autumn Gold Tree 1 4/1/2009 Lieds Front yard left side Crataegus Crusader Tree 1 8/1/2009 Wendland Back lot line left side Honeysuckle Cool Splalsh Shrub 3 5/2/2009 Heritage Inbetween Crusader and Swamp Oak Hydrangea Quickfire Shrub 2 8/14/2008 Heritage Inbbetween Autumn Blaze Pear and Maple + Autumn Blaze Maple and Lilac Hydrangea Twist and Shout Shrub 3 5/8/2009 Steins Died Hydrangea Tardiva Shrub 1 9/10/2009 Johnson Outside masterbed back window Hypericum Ames Shrub 3 9/1/2008 McKay Rightside patio Juniperus Andorra Evergreen 2 8/21/2007 Heritage Left and right side patio Juniperus Parsons Evergreen 1 10/1/2008 Steins Next to Leonard Magnolia, back corner left Juniperus Hughes Evergreen 1 7/31/2009 McKay Back right corner lot line Cercidiphyllum japonicium Straight Tree 2 10/9/2009 Johnson Behind Hawthorns and back lot line Syringa Dwarf Korean Shrub 3 8/21/2007 Heritage Left side house Syringa Summer Snow Tree 1 9/8/2008 Johnson Right side back lot line Magnolia Merril Tree 1 5/26/2008 Heritage Right back corner of house Magnolia Royal Star Shrub 1 7/21/2008 Steins Front corner of house - right side lot line Magnolia Leonard Messil Shrub 1 7/21/2008 Steins Side lot line, back left Malus Coralburst Tree 1 8/16/2008 Lammscapes Right side back lot line Acer Freeman Celebration Tree 2 8/27/2007 Heritage Left side of house Acer Freeman Autumn Blaze Clump tree 1 4/1/2009 Lieds Right side side lot line towards corner cut back to ground in march Chrysanthemum Mammoth Dark Pink Perrenial 2 8/30/2009 Johnson Near Riverbirch and Leonard Magnolia Physocarpus Summerwine Shrub 1 8/21/2007 Heritage Backlot line left side Can be cut back after blooms in june (just above ground if necessary) Physocarpus Diablo Shrub 4 5/3/2008 Heritage Left side lot line inbetween Celebration maples Can be cut back after blooms in june (just above ground if necessary) Pyrus calleryana Autumn Blaze Tree 1 8/21/2009 Heritage Left corner of house to the left Pinus Dwarf Mungo Evergreen 1 8/31/2007 Steins Right side patio Potentilla Pink Beauty Shrub 3 9/1/2008 McKay Border shrub right side back lot line Rose Magic Meidiland Shrub 2 4/1/2009 McKay Right side side lot line Cut back 2' above ground in march Rose Accents Ole Shrub 4 5/2/2009 Heritage Right side corner patio + front yard to the left by Ginkgo Cut back 2' above ground in march Rose Carpet Pink Supreme Shrub 3 8/1/2009 Steins Right side front yard in front of Birch Cut back 2' above ground in march Rose EE Sunrise Sunset Shrub 3 8/24/2009 Heritage Front of entry walkway Cut back 2' above ground in march Rose Whiete Meidiland Shrub 3 8/26/2009 McKay Border plant in front of baywindow Cut back 2' above ground in march Rose Pink Knock Out Shrub 1 8/26/2009 McKay Left side of bay window Cut back 2' above ground in march Athela Minerva Shrub 1 9/2/2007 Lammscapes Left side of house Leafs out very late Athela Aphrodite Shrub 1 5/1/2009 Steins Right side corner of house Leafs out very late Amelanchier x grandiflora Autumn Brilliance Tree 1 5/3/2008 Heritage Right side of house near air conditioner Heptacodium miconioides Straight Tree 1 10/9/2009 Johnson Right side back corner lot line Spirea Goldmound Shrub 3 8/21/2007 Heritage border plant front corner of house Spirea Goldflame Shrub 7 8/21/2007 Heritage back of house near masterbed window + left side patio Spirea Snowmound Shrub 3 5/11/2008 Steins inbetween Celebration maples Spirea Birchleaf Shrub 3 8/19/2008 Heritage borderplant for Crusader Hawthorn back right lot line Spirea Fritsch Shrub 4 10/5/2009 Johnson borderplant for Seven Son Flower, back right corner lot line Spirea Magic Carpet Shrub 3 10/6/2009 Johnson borderplant for Autumn Blaze maple, right side side lot line Sumac Gro-low Shrub 3 10/4/2009 Johnson border plant in front of Coralburst Crabapple Veronica Purpleicious Perrenial 3 6/16/2008 McKay Right side patio Viburnum Mohican Shrub 2 8/22/2008 Lammscapes Right side side lot line Viburnum Blackhaw Shrub 1 8/29/2008 Steins behind celebration maple Viburnum Carlesii Shrub 1 9/1/2008 McKay front patio Viburnum Summer Reflection Shrub 3 4/1/2010 Johnson inbetween Celebration maples Weigelia Fine Wine Shrub 4 8/21/2007 Heritage side bay window Salix purpurea 'Nana' Shrub 4 5/25/2008 Steins inbetween hawthorns at back lot line Must cut back 1-2' above ground in March EVERY year Salix integra Hakuro Nishiki' Shrub 2 8/14/2008 Heritage inbetween hawthorns at back lot line Must cut back 1-2' above ground in March EVERY year Hamamelis vernalis straight Shrub 1 9/8/2008 Johnson Left corner of house Taxus cuspidata straight Evergreen 6 8/21/2007 Heritage right side of house Clethra Ruby Spice Shrub 1 5/1/2010 Minors Right side of entry back corner Requires supplemental water Clethra Sixteen Candles Shrub 1 5/1/2010 Minors in front of Sandcherry, side of entry Requires supplemental water Fothergilla Blue Shadow Shrub 1 5/1/2010 Minors side of entry Requires supplemental water Fothergilla Gardeni Shrub 1 5/1/2010 Minors side of entry Requires supplemental water Heurcha Georgia Peach Perrenial 3 5/1/2010 Minors side of entry Requires supplemental water Salvia Blue Hill Perrenial 3 6/1/2010 Bluestone behind White Meidland rose Relocate - temp. spot Chrysanthemum Sheffield Perrenial 3 6/1/2010 Bluestone behind White Meidland rose Relocate - temp. spot Hydrangea Tickled Pink Shrub 1 6/1/2010 Steins left side entry Carpinus Carolinia Straight Tree 1 6/1/2010 Minors right side front yard Tilia Tomentosa Sterling Silver Tree 1 6/1/2010 Minors front front yard Cornus Kousa Wolf Eyes Tree 1 5/1/2010 Minors right side patio Quercus Bicolor Straight Tree 1 5/1/2010 Minors left corner back lot line Enoyonmus Blondy Shrub 3 6/1/2010 Lowes inbetween hawthorns at back lot line Sweetspire Henrys Garnet Shrub 1 6/1/2010 Steins behind Macckia, right corner patio Aster Woods Pink Perrenial 1 5/1/2010 Steins Near ginkgo, alive? cut back to ground in march Aster Farmington Perrenial 1 6/1/2010 Steins Near ginkgo, alive? cut back to ground in march Rose Northern Accents Lena Shrub 1 6/1/2010 Steins patio front Cut back 2' above ground in march Barberry Rosy Glow Shrub 3 5/1/2010 Steins behind Crusader hawthorn, back lot line Boxwood Green Velvet Shrub 3 5/1/2010 Minors Under baywindow Barberry Concorde Shrub 2 6/1/2010 Steins right side side lot line Hydrangea Invincible Spirit Shrub 1 6/1/2010 Home Depot next to Athela, by Silver Maple at back right corner Purple Leaf Sandcherry Tree 1 - - Right side entry way Cut down, to big for this spot...See Morehave you ever written a 'dear gardener' letter?
Comments (3)I seriously doubt there is any danger or risk involved here, Spazzycat. Think about the difference in psychological profiles between a gardener who spends all their time caring for, loving and nuturing a garden vs. the criminal type who loves and nutures nothing. And think of the joy my letter brings to someone who does the thankless job of tilling, sweating, weeding and digging. A gardener's true reward is the pleasure others find in their creation. I am only too happy to encourage good gardeners when I see one. There is nothing to fear and everything to gain....See MoreHow did you leave the house for your buyers?
Comments (22)Well, We decided against the plant and/or wine etc. We didn't think they would appreciate it, based on our experience so far. We did however still have the house professionally cleaned. Since we stopped the weekly cleanings a couple of weeks prior to moving out, it really wasn't any more expensive than what we had been paying and it was a huge time saver for us. She did a fantastic job (much better than I could have done) and I felt good about it. The insides of all the cabinets were clean, she oil soaped the outsides too. Washed walls that were behind furniture for years along with the routine cleaning. It was just nice. We gathered all the keys we had made over the years for family etc. There were several for inside the house and more for the garage and storage shed, mailbox,etc.-- We labeled them all with key tags, left them with the garage door openers and a nice letter welcoming them to their new home and explaining what else we had left, wallpaper, borders, manuals, bulbs for outide lighting, touchup paint etc, and how to turn on the sprinkler system come summertime. We told them we hoped they enjoyed their time in the home as much as we did and wished them well. They were sincere sentiments. We hope the current owners of whatever home we will buy will be as courteous we we tried to be....See MoreWould you accept offer contingent on buyers selling their home?
Comments (40)During a poor response despite multiple showings and price reductions, a buyer made an offer on 5/8/15 and insisted on 5/29 closing, giving us just three weeks to move contents of our house in NJ to a couple of new town homes in Blaine WA, one primarily to use as storage while we build a new home nearby; we had to pay extra to the moving company to expedite the move, three day packing and two day load ending on 5/28. The sale contract had a mortgage contingency however in "Sufficient Assets" section there was mention that buyer will need funds from his home sale, that was under contract and the contract was verified by my realtor however there was no contingency clause in our contract for his home sale. Buyer's mortgage was approved shortly, which was only for $100k since he expected to use entire proceeds of his home sale to purchase mine. Then one week prior to scheduled closing date, my realtor informed me the buyer's buyer walked and that my buyer signed release to his buyer (God only knows why). My realtor prepared an extention to the contract since the buyer had capacity to take an additional loan which would need around three weeks and his mortgage company agreed to the loan, subject to underwriting. In the meantime I also agreed to make allowances to fix the driveway and had a couple of other things fixed which were reported in inspection, whilst the painful home contents move occured. This morning the realtor called me to say the buyer is not interested in purchasing the home (no reasons given) and sent me a release form to sign (I have not signed), so $10,000 ernest money may be released to the buyer. I'm at loss if I should fight for a piece of $10k or just let it go. Other complications and inconveniences due to an earlier 5/29 move is that I had to move to WA in April since my client insisted I start; my wife stayed behind to deal with the movers and to wait on her business sale closing, scheduled around 6/13. She is so stressed out, is currently staying in a hotel, whilst the home is empty and devoid of any furniture, all of which would have been tolerable had the home sale gone through. I think this is the biggest screwup we've been involved in, since I moved to the US some 18 years ago. I can't believe it happened to us. Can't wait for her to join me on 6/20. I think we'll spend the following weekend in Vegas just to help release her stress; at this time I really could not care about much else. All this, to be closer to our daughter and her family especially a granddaughter and second one on the way; yeah a silver lining to a cloud....See MoreIdaClaire
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