jaybear
Mar 28, 2006, 2:01 PM
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I don't think you should get so excited about the water at your house until you have further info. First, all new buyers are going to worry about the water and ask about it, unless they are absolutely naive. Second, you do NOT know you have bad water, do you???
Someone must be in charge of the water (well and holding tank and pump) in your development. Find them, and ask for a copy of the water tests, explaining that you are trying to sell your house and people want to know. And ask them to explain the treatment and/or filtering system. Ask a neighbor who to call. Better yet, get the realtor to do this!
Failing that, like if the responsible person in your development is out of the country or not all that responsible, get your water tested. That runs maybe $200 or so in the US, so I'm thinking it is probably not all that expensive here, and it will provide more assurance to the buyer than your installing a filter on the sink. If the test is bad, throw the test away and buy the filter.
In the meantime, just smile and say, "We have never had a bit of a problem with the water, and neither have any of the neighbors we know." That's what we heard from people when we were looking to buy.
The filter is a nice touch, but you really do not want to go installing things at great expense just because a potential buyer might like it. If the buyer doesn't like drinking water out of the tap or out of a bottle, let the buyer install the filter. And remember, for every person who thinks the filter is nice, there's another person who thinks it is a tipoff that the water is bad!
Of course, if the buyer makes an offer contingent on installing a filter, well great, it's not that much money to make that buyer happy, so go for it. But only when you have an offer.
Gosh, many people have houses with very unreliable water supplies. Yours sounds good compared to some.
We live in Chula Vista, which is said to have good water, but we still have multiple water supplies in the house. We have water from the Chula Vista wells, which is treated with chlorine and is supposedly safe, and we have a filter at the kitchen sink, and we have a large inverted water bottle that we get refilled, and we have bottled water in the refrigerator and in all the bathrooms. And there is always quinine water and gin (no ice) for the extremely fastidious;)
One other point: remember that doubts expressed by potential buyers are one way they may hope to wear you down so they can make a deal favorable to themselves. If they come on with a lot of doubts and demands, you may be better off without that particular buyer.
"Don't believe everything you think" - Maxine
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