Ill try to keep this short but there are a few details I need to add.
As some of you know or remember my mom passed away last September. Thank you...
I was assigned the executor sort of the last minute since my older brother who my mom had always though would be the one who would be there for her when she needed someone did just the opposite and became the biggest whiner and only interested in what he was going to get.Luckily mom saw the light and all but wrote him out of the will. lol
Needless to say it has been a BIG task getting the family home ready for the market. The house was built in 1958? Luckily I have been the main one to upkeep everything the last 17 years since my dad passed. I have done basically everything that has needed done from remodeling bathrooms, bedrooms, replacing worn out faucets, fixing leaks, painting, cleaning gutters and most anything else you can think of.
Well it has taken a few months to get the house in order since I had to clean out EVERYTHING, decide what to throw away, what to donate and what to send to siblings and store. Once the house was near empty the real work began cleaning it up inside and finishing things that have been overlooked for 20+ years.
One thing that makes the place stand out a little is it has a 2 car detached garage with attached work shed/room that is in good condition but it's also 50 years old but more or less clean. There is a 4 car garage/shop out back that we put up about 25+ years ago that is nice. It only had the drywall 1/2 done and not taped, only hung so I had a friend help finish it. Now it looks like a garage you would want to park a Ferrari in. We put up drywall 100%, taped it and painted it 2x.
Bottom line all the work paid off. We put it on the market for $225,000. The realtor thought it was a little high due to comparable and it should be closer to $210,000. I had an offer of $210,000 on day 3 of the listing and day 4 we got an offer for full price.It's now in it's final stages. Passed inspection with nothing unexpected and now just appraisal which should be no problem. Closing is June 29th.
It will be split 7 ways. There are only 5 siblings but my daughter is also in the will for a full share and my mom put me in for 2 shares since I have been the one maintaining it and helping her for the last 17+ years.My brother is not to happy about that and thinks it's unfair but he was not willing to come and do any of the work that was needed so it is what it is.
It's just amazing that basically it was sold in 4 days. Easy money for the realtor... No I dont think it was under priced but it was a good fair price.