'Careful what you ask for': Entitled home buyers demand seller clean out all the 'garbage' they left, seller complies, removing thousands of dollars in renovations

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Aug 2, 2024 10:00 AM EDT

Sometimes people need to just keep their mouth shut. This might sound harsh, but it is seriously tiring to hear and read of people constantly complaining about things that they actually should be grateful for. Complaining is not the only option, and if people were simply civil toward each other, they would honestly get a lot farther in life.

What there wouldn't be if people were nicer, are stories like this one. OP (original poster) sold his parents' home to these fussy buyers who complained about every little thing that was left in the house. After they constantly demanded OP to clear out all the 'garbage' they left, OP decided to comply. They removed absolutely everything in the house – Lightbubles, floorings, tiles,  BBQ grill, gazebo… Everything that counted as an 'addition' was altogether removed.

Safe to say the buyers did not expect to see the house stripped down, but there was nothing they could do about it any longer. If only they were less demanding in the first place…

Scroll down to read the full story. After that, click here for a story of an entitled landlord who broke a promise to his tenants, and regretted it.

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    "I made sure to take everything"
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    Super fussy home buyers lose out on valuable house supplies because they can't be polite.
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    I just sold my parents house. I cleared out everything and gave everything a good clean (it had a professional clean when I put it on the market and nobody was living in it since then).
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    It's 2 days post closing and the new owners blew up the realtors phone with all the garbage left behind, some rumors, complaints about some things not working, and the dryness of the yard, and some other baseless issues.
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    First, the stuff left behind was house stuff, extra hardwood, extra tile, extra lightbulbs (the house has some fancy expensive lights), there was also the middle section of the dining
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    room table, which stayed), and the custom paint colours for the interior, exterior, and trim (everything was custom when my parents built, so the paint has the specific codes).
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    The co rumors were that I left garbage out side for 3 days and drove away saying "I don't care". I was back and forth to place alot clearing, cleaning. Stuff I couldn't take or sell I put for free on the road (not
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    garbage), and several days before closing I paid my neighbor to remove it with his trailer. I had said to him "I don't care about this stuff, so if nobody takes it, don't worry about it and just take it to the
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    dump and I'll pay for it". When I did my last inspection and cleaning 2 days before closing nothing was in the driveway, all "garbage" had been removed.
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    Anything not working had turned up in the home inspection and the buyers were well aware, now they are trying to bill me.
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    As for the dryness of the yard, we live in an arid semi desert. There is not much I can do about it. The yard hadn't changed much between when it was listed and when it closed.
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    Summers are hot here, weather has been in the high 30s (celcius), and there was a fire nearby. Even though I don't live nearby (2 hours away) and have 3 kids,
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    I offered to come help clear up some of their complaints. I made sure I took everything not explicitly stated in the contract. So I took all the bulbs,
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    tiles, extra flooring, and paint codes (no way in heck are they ever going to match properly). I also took a very expensive bbq grill that was hooked up to the natural gas. It's a very nice grill
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    but my currant residence doesn't have a natural gas hookup and honestly I don't have much interest in BBQing, but I know the new owners remarked on it so I thought I'd be nice and leave it for them.
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    The other thing that isn't explicitly stated was a large metal gazebo shading the back patio. It's the perfect size for back there. It was a pain for me to remove so I thought the new
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    owners would enjoy it, especially since the back patio (and enormous back windows) face west. In the summer it gets God awful hot and without that patio there, they will be sweating enough to fill a bathtub.
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    Tldr: new homeowners complained about stuff left behind and other things that didn't matter or that were already revealed in the home inspection. So I went and
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    removed everything, including thousands of dollars of extra tiles and hardwood necessary for repairs, as well as a bbq and gazebo. The lack of gazebo will make the house and back deck ridiculously hot. Have fun, enjoy your new home!
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    Edit: I should clarify, they were pod when I removed the hardwood, tiles, gazebo and bbq. They didn't realize that's what it was initially. And unless they plan on totally repainting
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    (as opposed to spot touchups) they will miss those paint codes. The biggest petty revenge is the bbq and gazebo as those were sweet little gifts that I know they wanted. The gazebo especially is the only thing keeping the entire house from being an oven in the summer.
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    SnooWords4839 - 8 hr. ago Whelp, they wanted it removed, now tell your agent, you will not accept any more calls involving those people.
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    • andronicuspark · 8 hr. ago I would give a lot to see their faces when they realize the gazebo is gone.
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    Janmcwb 8 hr. ago Wow, having a wood floor here that I wish the previous owner had left some extra vs the walker in the attic. Nice revenge.
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    psychosis_inducing · 7 hr. ago Now now, sometimes you need to be the bigger person and... I'm kidding. Well done!
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    malkie0609 7 hr. ago That's crazy. That seems like really normal and really nice stuff to leave for the next owners.
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    • Earptastic 6 hr. ago I had a similar issue when I left paint. New buyer made a big deal about it like that was some sort of disrespect on my part. When I buy a house I appreciate those types of things being left.
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    Successful-Rhubarb34 · 5 hr. ago We just sold my mum's house and left paint, deck stain, extra water filters for the well, all sorts of stuff. Our realtor called us after to say the buyers were very grateful. Your buyers sound like right eejits.
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    • Munchkins_nDragons · 8 hr. ago Careful what you ask for, you just might get it.
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