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Originally Posted by Zeke
Any time you can spend with a low cost factor should be done. I think that's obvious. Do the painting in an off white. I don't know what you mean by finishing the stair well. No handrail or finish stair treads? Will they carpet out instead of hardwood. Can you do stairs? Lots of unknowns here.
Fixtures probably need to be in place. You can get a toilet and pedestal sink both for around 300 plus hook ups. If the shower needs a door, throw a curtain up.
You could do a floor allowance for the hall and bath out of escrow, or however your system works. Keep it minimum. They can add cash and upgrade. Either way, they get to choose the new floors and make the house their own. I would make an issue of this.
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The stairwell is pretty bare. The treads are the cheapest thing you can get, wooden but something that would be used to get down to a basement, not to be seen in a finished space. There was a temporary banister to get it to pass the initial inspection but I took it down so I could get the drywall upstairs. The landing and hallway at the top are bare sub-floors. I'll get some pics.
It seems the consensus is to finish it all out. That stings because I'm just giving all that time and money away but I suppose it is what it is. I am also the type of person that likes to do something once and do it right. It pains me to lay linoleum when i would prefer tile but I guess I need to get past that and do what it takes to get it on the market with the least money spent.
Yesterday I spent $8000 I had saved for my 930 engine rebuild towards the mortgage to get it closer to a legitimate sale price. That hurt...
It will be years before she sees the road again.