Free checklist for sellers
Selling a waterfront home on the Northern Neck?
Buyers and their inspectors look hard at the bulkhead, dock and boat lift, and Virginia’s disclosure statement doesn’t ask about them. This one page checklist helps you gather the paperwork and fix the small things before you list.
What’s on it
- Gather the paperwork: permits, approved drawings, invoices, warranties and a survey
- Walk the shoreline: sinkholes, a leaning wall, gaps, riprap that has slumped
- Dock, pier and boat lift: quick fixes that help in an inspection and in photos
- Storm history and disclosure: repair records, the flood claim rule, and cost share upkeep agreements
- Who to call: The four county permit offices: Lancaster, Northumberland, Westmoreland and Richmond County, with phone numbers
How to use it
- Walk the shoreline with the checklist before you call a listing agent.
- Pull together the permits and paperwork. Buyers will ask for them.
- Get a licensed marine contractor’s estimate on anything questionable, so you can decide whether to fix it, price it in or offer a credit.
Free to print and share unchanged. General information only, not legal advice. Ask your agent or attorney what you must disclose.
More free forms: Buyer’s checklist · Contractor estimate form. Find licensed Northern Neck contractors.