The creeping feeling when we have to leave a place or the last time might be for a good cause, leaving stuff behind is not uncommon. According to real estate agents, people usually leave something behind after the move. But what can be the thing that you leave behind- soap, trash can or mat. Not anything bigger right?
Following are the items that people usually leave behind in their old homes:
Assemble yourself furniture, baby items such as clothes, toys, utensils, TVs, plants, massagers, gardening tools etc.
According to a realtor, in a royal house there was a complete king size bed left behind that worth lakhs rupees. Items are not always impossible to move. There are people who also leave a car in the driveway and remember it after a month. There are also heart wrenching scenes were seen when people left their pets behind. If you left something behind, it certainly wont be there for long time.
Usually sellers have to be out by evening on the day of closing, unless they need to make other arrangements upon closing. Anything you leave behind after the deadline can be kept by the buyer. It is a business.
If a buyer don’t want to keep the left items, they will get rid of it. Valuable or costly are often donated to charities or army however smaller items are just put into the bin. When pets are left behind, realtor usually calls animal control to take them to local shelter. But this is sad. Remember not to leave your pets behind.
If you have sold your old house and missed some items behind, there is more chance that you will get away with it without being charged. Buyers may contact their realtor to negotiate time to come and collect the items. If you have left several things behind or the buyers is not ready to cooperate, they may get legal help, but to what level it can go majorly depends on where you live and your closing agreement. In case of renters leave things behind, the owners deduct the removal cost from the security deposit.
To prevent missing things, make a room to room checklist of things you need to collect such as closets, cabinets, attic and basement. Make it easy by rechecking the forgotten areas for example drawers, storage places and balconies. When you finish packing and moving a room, read your list again and check the items.
It seems like more work to be done on an already busy day, however it will avoid any sinking feeling on the way and you will be thankful of finding the forgotten items easily.
There can be several reasons when you need to move across town, to another city or to farther state. It is important for you to get every essential item packed and moved with you which is possible by preparing a list for the things and double check the critical items.