What Agents Should Send Us With a Repair Addendum
Get the paperwork right on day one
The closings that stay on schedule are the ones where we got the right paperwork on day one.
Send both documents: the signed repair addendum and the full inspection report. The addendum says what was agreed; the report says what the inspector actually saw. We need both, because the addendum is usually a summary.
Include the closing date in the first email. It determines everything about how we sequence the work.
Tell us who has access and how. Lockbox code, whether the seller is still in the home, and whether utilities are on. Water off means plumbing items cannot be tested.
Flag anything the buyer specifically cares about. Inspection lists are long and priorities are invisible on paper.
What we send back: an itemized scope tied to the addendum line items, so you can see exactly what is covered and what is not.
Where we coordinate rather than perform: permit-scale work, anything structural, and licensed specialists. We will name those in the scope rather than leaving them ambiguous two days before closing.
Email the addendum and the report and we will turn it into a scoped list.
