Foreclosures: Keeping Appliances

[Ryan Wewerka]

Hello! I hope this finds you all well. I am in the process of working through a contract for my first flip deal. On the offer I submitted, I checked the boxes to be able to keep the appliances because they are nice and in great shape. They accepted my offer, sent over a clean version, and all of the boxes were unchecked. Furthermore, in reading through the language, it looks like in the Personal Property section, they say "Any personal property at or on the Property may be subject to claims by third parties and, therefore, may be removed from the Property prior to or after the closing".

Keen to hear the community’s experience and advice here. Would certainly like to keep the appliances, but don’t want to prolong the process or alienate the seller if there isn’t a realistic shot of being able to keep them.

Thank you for reading and considering my post.

Ryan