Can You Leave Stuff Behind When You Sell Your House

My name is Jenn. I am a real estate investor in Denver, CO and have been since 2004. I have seen it all. Clean homes and complete disasters. I have been lucky to meet other real estate experts to learn about real estate investing and what to expect. How you should leave a house when you sell it is a very important thing to know.

The other day I went into a house I had bought, and the average new owner would probably have had a heart attack (see pics below). The seller had leave so much trash, junk, and crap behind I could barely walk through the house. But this was perfectly fine because I had agreed to buy the house as-is. This meant I had agreed, in writing, for the seller to leave everything behind. The key is it was written down

When you sell your house, you must write down what you will take and what you will leave behind. This will be written down in the purchase agreement.

Did you know that what you want to leave is part of the negotiations of a real estate deal?

Of course, the sales price is probably the most important thing to haggle over. But you can leave behind some tired old furniture too. It just needs to be in the contract!

Let’s talk more about the purchase agreement AKA real estate contract so that we are both clear on what we can and can’t put in it.