So, guess what? We officially sold our house this morning! The buyers had their inspection done and even did a final walkthrough with their agent yesterday morning via video call. It all seemed good until this evening when they sent us a video of our dishwasher making some weird humming noise. Honestly, I don’t know much about that dishwasher since we never used it in the 4 years we lived there. When we put the house on the market, I did mention this to our agent. The contract we signed says the dishwasher stays with the house, and the buyers accepted it in its current condition. I’m not sure if the dishwasher was checked during the general inspection, but I highly doubt they tested the appliances during the final walkthrough. If they did, they would’ve raised this issue earlier, and we could’ve given them a credit for it.
I’m a bit unsure about what to do now. We did offer the buyers a one-year home warranty, so maybe they could use that to fix the problem with the dishwasher. I was also considering giving them a small credit after closing as a nice gesture, but things took a turn this morning. The buyers showed up with three moving trucks and tried to get into the house while my child and I were still there, even before the sale was officially closed and their funds were wired over. The deal was done and dusted by 2 PM, but they only mentioned the dishwasher issue at 7 PM. Talk about bad timing, right?
I could really use some advice here. What should I do in this situation? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help. Oh, and by the way, the buyers signed the papers this morning, and everything was finalized this afternoon.