Thursday, August 18, 2022

Is a Ring Doorbell a Real Estate Fixture? Should it remain with the House? Aiken, SC


First, Let’s define the word fixture in real estate.

 

A real estate fixture is any object permanently attached to a property by way of bolts, screws, nails, glue, cement or other means.

 

Ring door bells and other smart devices such as; smart switches, smart thermostats, smart doorbells, and security cameras may be hardwired, which would firmly place them under the “fixtures” category.

 

Often sellers are likely to consider those items as personal property, but they are real estate fixtures by definition. Just as much as a light fixture, blinds, rods and anything attached to the wall like shelving.

We recommend if you are selling your home, you remove any fixture you want  to not go with the sale in advance of showing your home.  

Once you put your home on the market; for example that Ring doorbell is not removed, it can be an attractive item the buyer will want but can’t have and can cause unnecessary trouble.

 

I read a humorous commentary it goes something like this.

 

You don’t invite children into your house and leave a cake and big bunch of candy on the table and tell them they can’t have any of it. You put that away before you invite them inside.

 

It’s the same thing when selling your home, remove the temptation or the source of potential frustration. Remove that “eye candy” and replace it with what you are going leave with the home.

 

Thinking of selling?  Have other questions or curious the value of your home in the current market? DM or call us.

It’s a big decision, we know,

 

We are here to help.

 

Brandi Cook and Vikki Crossland

Meybohm Real Estate

 

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