Updated 5/2015. 1  Disaster relief volunteer work with the Red Cross. 2  Sometimes seeing the world just is not enough. 3  There is a gnawing need inside, a pull to do more, to have an impact, to make a difference.  Sometimes, it is hard to sit by and just watch the earthquakes, floods, famine and war unfurl on the news.
As a consequence, wise sellers sometimes give the disclosure statement to the buyer even before the deal is made! As soon as an interested buyer is found, the seller presents the disclosures (of course getting the buyer to sign when they were received).
California sellers must fill out and give the buyers a disclosure form listing a broad range of defects -- such as a leaky roof, deaths that occurred within three years on the property, neighborhood nuisances such as a dog that barks every night, and more.