Home Inspection Done. Negotiating? Anybody gone through this?

[migtig]

Originally posted by Ponytail
I do have an agent, and I know that he's in it to buy it for me...only way he makes money. So he's not going to take any chances...especially in this market, your right. And teh selling agent is out to get the most for the house that she can...more money for her.

I'd rather do the repair myself. That way I KNOW it is getting done right.

Actually, hate to bust your bubble, but in MD, the selling agent and buying agent split the commission made on the sale of property. Have the price dropped for repairs to the floor & deck, and require a walk thru to ensure all property has been removed before you suit down at settlement.

[Ponytail]

Originally posted by migtig
Actually, hate to bust your bubble...

you love it, and you know it.


Thanks for the correction. I knew that...at one time. The realtor did expalin that to me. It just got lost in the shuffle.

[willie]

Get an estimate from a local contractor for fixing the floor and be sure the rot didn't get to the floor joists. They cannot argue with a professional estimate reducing the home price. Don't mention that you will be doing the work. DO NOT settle on the house until all the junk and boat is removed. Once they have your money, they will always be too busy to clean it up. You will have to haul it away and you will have to pay the tipping fee at the dump. I go through this every couple of years with renters and it is an expensive PIA especially junk cars.

[kwillia]

Originally Posted by RodRugg

When my grandma bought our house and they were doing the walk around thing before getting the keys, the man who selled the house punched a hole in the wall the size of a comet. He said he hated that wall and that it was his last chance to prove it. My grandma got so mad she kicked the basement door off the hinges with her bare feet and throwed him down the stairs. He broke eight fingers and lost an eye. He didn't press charges and my grandma fixed all the stuff herself. It all worked out.

[Homesick]

Originally Posted by RodRugg

My grandma got so mad she kicked the basement door off the hinges with her bare feet and throwed him down the stairs. He broke eight fingers and lost an eye.

Hello cuz!

[Suz]

1 question...... Who paid for the inspection? I hope you did and the sellers don't get a copy of it. If they paid for the inspection just hope it wasn't done by someone they know and everything that could be wrong wasn't disclosed.

Let your realtor do the negotiating for you. In writing. Don't contact the sellers yourself. (directly)

[Chasey_Lane]

Originally Posted by Suz'

1 question...... Who paid for the inspection? I hope you did and the sellers don't get a copy of it. If they paid for the inspection just hope it wasn't done by someone they know and everything that could be wrong wasn't disclosed.

Let your realtor do the negotiating for you. In writing. Don't contact the sellers yourself. (directly)

I don't think it matters much anymore; this was 2 years ago.

[Suz]

Originally Posted by Chasey_Lane

I don't think it matters much anymore; this was 2 years ago.

ok ya got me!!! I didn't look at the date........

[go jimmy]

You might want to also make sure the property is insurable. If they have had an insurance claim for water damage, getting insurance could prove to be a trick. Most insurance companies are very skiddish about future mold issues.

[RoseRed (Premo)]

Originally Posted by go jimmy

You might want to also make sure the property is insurable. If they have had an insurance claim for water damage, getting insurance could prove to be a trick. Most insurance companies are very skiddish about future mold issues.