Title: What is a Fixture in Real Estate vs. Personal Property
Headings: What is a Fixture in Real Estate vs. Personal Property
What is a Fixture in Real Estate vs. Personal Property
What Stays and Goes in a Home Sale
In real estate jargon, we call this real property vs. personal property in a home sale!
What is A Fixture?
Attachments to The House
An Integral Part of The Home
Guidance from the Greater Boston Real Estate Board
How Personal Property And Fixtures Can Become Confused
Items That Cause The Most Issues When it Comes to Fixtures
Clarifying What is A Fixture in Real Estate
What is an Exclusion in Real Estate?
Make Sure You And Your Realtor Are On The Same Page
Other Important Clarifications
Do a Final Walk-Through
Additional Home Selling Articles Worth Reading
About Bill Gassett

Content: Wall-mounted televisions should be excluded if an owner desires to take them. Keep in mind anything bolted, screwed in, or attached to a wall is considered part of the house! A sub-issue that often surfaces with wall-mounted televisions is how the holes in the wall left behind will be addressed. Do not assume anything here when buying a home. If you want the holes patched, this should be dealt with upfront and agreed to in writing by the parties. Lights – this one is on my list not because it’s hard to distinguish that they are part of a home but because many homeowners forget to exclude lights they want to take with them. Some sneaky owners will take a light and put another in its place, thinking the buyer will not remember. This is not a good way to conduct yourself in a real estate transaction, but it happens. Dog fence – this is an interesting one only because some sellers think it is perfectly acceptable to take the unit that powers the underground wiring. This is something that should become an exclusion.