momto4kiddos
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Post by momto4kiddos on Oct 28, 2014 10:40:10 GMT
Never heard of leaving the drapes. Window shade/blinds stay, not drapes/curtains.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Oct 28, 2014 10:43:26 GMT
I've always been advised by Realtors to take down anything that is attached but that will not be sold with the house. I can't think of a time I ever took down window treatments to keep though. They are usually purchased for that specific room and it's unique window configurations. I enjoy changing up the look of my home as a part of a move, so getting fresh window treatments for the new home is part of that.
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mallie
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Post by mallie on Oct 28, 2014 11:35:23 GMT
When we've sold houses, the realtor has advised us that legally anything attached to the walls, floors, ceilings is considered part of the sale unlsss specifically excluded in writing. We excluded some drapes on one house because I loved them, they were expensive yaddayaddayadda and guess what? Stupid move because our next house had totally different size windows and those drapes did not fit. They ended up going to Goodwill.
As far as moving into a house, most people I know keep the drapes of the previous owner until they redecorate. I know one time we sold a house with the drapes and that was a factor in the sale because it was a divorced man and he didn't want to take the time or trouble to decorate himself. He actually tried to buy our furniture and when we declined, he took photos and measurements and went out and bought furniture that was similar.
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Post by bianca42 on Oct 28, 2014 12:56:32 GMT
We moved into our current house 2.5 years ago and are still using the window treatments that the previous owner left. I'm cheap and lazy and they are mostly neutral, so they work just fine with our stuff. The master bedroom has plantation shutters...so no worries there.
But, if they didn't leave them it wouldn't have made a difference in my purchase of the house. I didn't fall in love with the window treatments...I fell in love with the house.
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Post by Pahina722 on Oct 28, 2014 13:08:21 GMT
Blinds, which must be custom fitted to the windows, stay, but drapes generally go. On the other hand, I'd measure the windows of my new house to make sure that the drapes even fit. Growing up as a Navy brat, I can remember my mom constantly buying new window treatments because no two houses ever had the same window configurations.
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Post by bigbundt on Oct 28, 2014 13:08:22 GMT
When we've sold houses, the realtor has advised us that legally anything attached to the walls, floors, ceilings is considered part of the sale unlsss specifically excluded in writing. Wouldn't that just be the curtain rods? Curtains aren't attached, they are usually just hung from something attached to the wall. I could see maybe a cornice or something like that. Except for blinds, I would personally never expect window treatments to be included with the house. Maybe it is because we don't have custom or expensive curtains? Right now I actually have oblong tablecloths on clip rings in my living room so... We bought our house almost six years ago and I can honestly say after seeing all the houses there were none we would have wanted anyway. Even if they were custom or hard to find sizes, our style did not mesh with about 99% of what was out there at the time. When we made the offer on our house, the sellers gave us a price list of things we could buy (drapes, firepit, hammock, bench swing hard installed in the backyard). We didn't care enough about the stuff to buy any of it and except for the firepit, they ended up leaving everything anyway. They could have taken the drapes, they are just sitting in our attic. |
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Post by hannahruth on Oct 28, 2014 13:32:41 GMT
When we purchased the house we are currently living in the first thing that I did was get rid of every drape in the house. They where outdated and needed cleaning so I thought it better to start again. I would leave the drapes if we were to sell as they are all relatively new and probably would not suit another house anyway.
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Post by BoilerUp! on Oct 28, 2014 13:43:02 GMT
I wouldn't keep someone drapes either, but my realtor friend said that many times people will request the drapes/curtains because they do not want the owners removing the hanging rod and creating big holes in the walls.
They really don't want the drapes or curtains, but could reuse the hanging rod.
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mallie
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Post by mallie on Oct 28, 2014 13:47:11 GMT
When we've sold houses, the realtor has advised us that legally anything attached to the walls, floors, ceilings is considered part of the sale unlsss specifically excluded in writing. Wouldn't that just be the curtain rods? Curtains aren't attached, they are usually just hung from something attached to the wall. I could see maybe a cornice or something like that. Except for blinds, I would personally never expect window treatments to be included with the house. Maybe it is because we don't have custom or expensive curtains? Right now I actually have oblong tablecloths on clip rings in my living room so... We bought our house almost six years ago and I can honestly say after seeing all the houses there were none we would have wanted anyway. Even if they were custom or hard to find sizes, our style did not mesh with about 99% of what was out there at the time. When we made the offer on our house, the sellers gave us a price list of things we could buy (drapes, firepit, hammock, bench swing hard installed in the backyard). We didn't care enough about the stuff to buy any of it and except for the firepit, they ended up leaving everything anyway. They could have taken the drapes, they are just sitting in our attic. No, not just the rods. The curtains were considered fixtures. I remember it pretty clearly because of having to write the clause of exclusion. I also remember asking if we had to leave the shower curtain since it's the same principle, right :-) html? Lol |
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Post by originalvanillabean on Oct 28, 2014 13:50:13 GMT
I would leave them because the chances that they will fit in your new space is slim.
If you absolutely love them though, take them down before you begin to show OR specifically notate, they will not stay upon sale of the home.
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Post by zztop11 on Oct 28, 2014 13:54:56 GMT
Why not put up some new cheap ones now and then just leave those so it's not an issue. To me the less there is to talk about regarding "stuff" the easier it is.
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Post by bigbundt on Oct 28, 2014 14:03:10 GMT
I now realize I must be super cheap with my curtains. Every single one of them are off the rack panels that will work with just about any window in any house. We don't close ours though, they just hang on the sides of the windows looking purty. You want my $10 Ikea panels? Have at them!
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Post by Prenticekid on Oct 28, 2014 14:30:07 GMT
I've never heard of "move in ready" meaning curtains. It means that the place is empty, clean and in good repair. Windows work, toilet works, door handles work, etc. No holes in walls, etc. It does not normally refer to what is essentially decor. Are you supposed to leave your Halloween decorations up too? LOL Food in the fridge for the new owners? Your DH needs to be more worried about those little repairs that houses often need and that you procrastinate about when you are living there.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Oct 28, 2014 14:42:58 GMT
We've always been advised to remove any window treatments that we were not willing to sell with the house before listing. We've purchased several houses, including the one we're in now where we kept the previous owners' drapery. We have a two story living room with custom drapes that must be 15 feet tall. Luckily, they're neutral, as I sure as wouldn't want to pay to have them replaced. I don't think anyone is going to get overly excited about standard sized curtains.
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Post by KikiPea on Oct 28, 2014 14:55:27 GMT
We left all of our window coverings with the exception of the master bedroom that my MIL helped me make. (She is no longer with us) They actually fit our new windows.  I took those down and replaced them with some SUPER cheap ones from Walmart. When we moved into our current house, they left the rods, but took all of the curtains. |
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Post by mikklynn on Oct 28, 2014 15:23:45 GMT
The buyer offered to let me keep the drapes and I was very happy to do so. I don't think most buyers will keep them anyway.
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Post by jmurray on Oct 28, 2014 15:32:53 GMT
You know, I would never not buy a house that I wanted just because one or two rooms didn't have drapes. 99% of houses I've looked at had drapes or blinds that I hated anyway. So I just cant see it being a dealbreaker for anyone who was serious about buying.
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Post by sillyrabbit on Oct 28, 2014 15:33:05 GMT
If the drapes are customized due to a window size unique to your house, I would leave them. Otherwise, I would take them but leave the blinds.
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eastcoastpea
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Post by eastcoastpea on Oct 28, 2014 15:48:15 GMT
Wouldn't that just be the curtain rods? Curtains aren't attached, they are usually just hung from something attached to the wall. I could see maybe a cornice or something like that. Except for blinds, I would personally never expect window treatments to be included with the house. Maybe it is because we don't have custom or expensive curtains? Right now I actually have oblong tablecloths on clip rings in my living room so... We bought our house almost six years ago and I can honestly say after seeing all the houses there were none we would have wanted anyway. Even if they were custom or hard to find sizes, our style did not mesh with about 99% of what was out there at the time. When we made the offer on our house, the sellers gave us a price list of things we could buy (drapes, firepit, hammock, bench swing hard installed in the backyard). We didn't care enough about the stuff to buy any of it and except for the firepit, they ended up leaving everything anyway. They could have taken the drapes, they are just sitting in our attic. No, not just the rods. The curtains were considered fixtures. I remember it pretty clearly because of having to write the clause of exclusion. I also remember asking if we had to leave the shower curtain since it's the same principle, right :-) html? Lol Rods, shades and curtains were considered fixtures when we bought our house. Previous owner had a tag sale between the time we put the down payment and the closing. It's a good thing we went, because she was selling the curtains. We could have made a stink about it but we didn't. We paid $40 for the curtains for the whole house rather than chance the sale falling through. In the end it was worth it because the curtains were from the Country Curtains catalog. They suit the house perfectly and still look new. |
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Post by mlana on Oct 28, 2014 16:09:26 GMT
When we bought our house, the sales packet said all window treatments were included with the house. I was excited because one bedroom had lace valances that reminded me of my mom's lace curtains in a childhood home. When I said something about that, the seller told me those weren't included. I pointed out that they were, actually. I asked that the offer we made specifically state that all of the storage cabinets in the garage stay, including the base units along the rear wall. This was agreed to when they accepted the offer; at the walk thru, just prior to closing, I saw that the entire section of cabinets was gone. When I asked about it, I was told that those had not been actual base cabinets, but large tool boxes on wheels.
I was so pissed - I felt like both times the seller agreed to something knowing that they weren't going to honor the agreement. I told our realtor that either they returned these items or they paid for replacements. The sellers wanted to argue, they knew we really wanted the house, but they were already late moving to their new jobs and didn't have time to reschedule the closing. They made a cash offer for the value of replacing the items they had taken and we accepted. The offer was substantially more than I had been expecting; I had thought they would pay for an inexpensive set of window toppers and for some cheap base cabinets. They made their offer based on the replacement costs of handmade lace valances and high end rolling metal tool boxes.
If, at the time of the original negotiations, the sellers had asked to exclude either or both items, we would have agreed. But after the deal was sone and the contract language specified these items were included? Nope, not happening.
Marcy
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I took those down and replaced them with some SUPER cheap ones from Walmart. 
