Not a good idea to do an inspection the week of Thanksgiving - especially if you find lots of stuff wrong with the house and you need to get contractors in to get estimates. We went down to the wire today in getting carpenters into the house to check out the damage by termites to the sill, floor joist and rim joist - not to mention the stairs and other sections of the basement that were hard to see. They gave us a pretty good idea of what was going on - but I'm glad we had two separate estimates to work off of to figure out a number for the termite damage repairs. (I keep saying "we" and "us" - I'm referring to me and my agent Christine...I'm not moving in with anyone but the kids).
In the end we had an electrician, a plumber, two carpenters, and a roofer, not to mention the home, lead paint, radon, and insect inspection. I feel like I have a pretty good idea of what I need to do in the house (the list of what I don't need to do is much shorter), and I still absolutely love it!
We went back to the seller tonight requesting a pretty big chunk of change off the negotiated price - I can't figure out how I think they are going to respond. The issue are there - and I really only went back to them for the big ones. Anyone else who looks at the house is going to see the same thing. Let's keep our fingers crossed that they are aware and realistic.
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