Delmar House For Sale

Delmar is in Bethlehem
Located just three miles southwest of Albany and about 150 miles north of New York City, Bethlehem is a rapidly growing community of about 28,000 residents, covering an area of 52 square miles. Its natural borders include the Hudson River to the east and the Normanskill, one of several local "kills," or creeks, to the north. The Helderberg Mountains, foothills to the Catskill Mountains, are visible from most parts of the district. More...

Writing an Offer - Safeguards Regarding the Property

Disclosures From the Seller
Although you have toured the property, looked at the walls and ceiling, turned on the faucets and played with the light switches, you have not lived in it. The seller has years of knowledge about his or her home and there may be some things you want to find out about as quickly as possible. For this reason, you will require certain disclosures as part of your offer.

Basically, you want the seller to disclose any adverse conditions that may have a substantial impact on your decision to purchase the home. This would include any problems with the house, whether the property is in a flood zone, a noise zone, or any other kind of hazardous area.

Condition of the Property
The last thing you want when you assume possession of your new home is to find it in a total mess. Therefore, you should make it clear in your offer that certain minimum standards are required. If you do not, you might find out the seller or neighbors have begun using the back yard as a trash dump, or something worse – and you would not be able to do anything about it.

Some of the requirements you might want to include in your offer are that the roof does not leak, the appliances work, the plumbing does not leak, that there are no broken or cracked windows, the yard has been kept up, and any debris has been cleared away.