We are, admittedly, emotionally attached to this house, it will be very hard to let it go. Yet the buyers are lovely people and seem to love the house as much as we do. We won't be able to attend the closing, our agent is taking care of it for us. We would like to send a small gift basket, kind of a housewarming gift, maybe to the closing, or to the house after they have moved in. It is our nature to be giving people, but we don't want to make anybody uncomfortable for not reciprocating, or feel obligated in anyway. Is it inappropriate to send a gift? How about a greeting card?
Is it appropraite and/or necessary to bring a gift to a closing on sale of a house?
No. This is business.
Reply:It's wonderful that you want to do something nice. But don't let making a nice gesture overshadow the more practical things -- being out on time, closing on time, leaving the house clean.
When I bought my house, the sellers left a bottle of champagne in the fridge for us, ostensibly to celebrate. I don't drink, and it would have been more to the point if they had washed the pee off the toilet seat. Classier too.
I would send a card "Welcome to your new home" maybe with a small gift card to a local nursery. Our realtor did that for us, and it was fun being able to do something to our new home. Also appreciated are old pictures of the home, especially if the people are interested in restoring it.
Reply:I think that a little gift sounds lovely. I know that eating is always an issue when I move, as nothing is set up yet. So something involving food is always nice.
I don't think it will make them too uncomfortable, I think it would be really nice.
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