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A few months ago we sold our house and then rented it back for thirty days. The real estate agents told us that it would not be benefical to be at the house during the time when potential buyers come by and after the offer they discouraged us to be there during the home inspection, and the final walk through before closing. So my wife and I did not meet our buyers until they came by at the offical end of our rent back a month after the offical closing.
The first thing the woman said when she walked in the door was, "the house does not look as good as I remember it!" (Maybe because the house was empty at the end of the rent back and back when she saw it last it was staged.)
Then it went down hill from there. She spent the next hour and a half complaining about the house and asking about problems. To me this is something that she should of thought about just before she bought the house not when the rent back ended. Finally after much effort we got her to agree to sign the form saying we could get our rent back security deposit back.
When we left I got the impression that she regreted the home purchase. But what can I say, it is hers now.
I have sold three places. I did not cave in to any complaints that were voiced at the last moment, because I made sure everything is A-OK. In the one case, at the closing the buyer began to get very cocky with my solicitor, and make all sorts of demands, saying he wouldn't sign. She called me on the phone.
My answer: "Fine, but as the place is in perfect condition, his deposit will be forfeit as provided by the law," and told her to pack up and leave. I refused to speak with the buyer, but I did speak with the real estate agent and told him to start showing again immediately. The bully boy suddenly pulled the plug in his shorts and was begging to sign.
My attitude is: Give no quarter! But when it's over, move on.
The other two times I had no problems, and I am best friends with the owner of my last place.
To answer the OP bluntly, YES -- buyers remorse and all its variations are quite common. Voicing "faults" found at walk through are but one manifestation. Others include threats (or actual filings...) of fraud / malfeseance, sorrow, anger, vague requests for information about trivial items (How does the garage unlock? Why does the light socket not have a pull string? When does the postman come on weekends?)...
Move on. You sold the place. If you complied with the terms of the purchase agreement and have similarly finalized your relationaship with the rent-back hope that you (nor your legal representatives) ever here from the buyer(s) again...
Hm. Our sellers were there for our final walkthrough...they showed us where stuff was, how to use other stuff, and we had hearty handshakes and thank yous...it was very nice.
She's a nut...don't worry about it, op.
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