(10-04-2020, 07:31 PM).RJ Wrote:Due diligence is a thing in NC, earnest money is separate. $2,500 for that, $700 for an inspection, $200 for a pool inspection and $89 for the plumber to come out tomorrow.(10-04-2020, 05:52 PM)Deceus Wrote: If I walk, I'm out $3,500 and I'm either homeless on Nov 2nd or scrambling to find a rental. The house is also really fucking nice. Checks all the boxes, even the little ones. Backs up to 50 acres of undeveloped land and has a basement I didn't know about I can easily convert to extra shop space/storage. Even has a trailer pad already. The pool and just about everything else checks out so this honestly the only real issue.
Why would you be out $3500? The only costs up to this point should be a credit report, appraisal and inspection. Escrow should be returned, and even if its not $3500 is cheaper than the plumber bill.
It sounds like you're giving all the sellers the cards in the negotiation, you've already conceded everything. Who knows, they may be in the same boat, needing to close on this house to move into another?
At the end of the day both parties want the sale to close, but, the lender always gets a copy of the home inspection and appraisal - the sellers wont be able to make *any* sale once this is disclosed.
tl;dr dig in and insist they pay because they should know better
I haven't given them anything other than a promise I'm not buying shit if the problem can't be addressed. Waiting on the plumber and appraisal/VA to really put any cards down. The previous realtor is the one that kinda gave the shit away. Not sure what she was thinking but 2 idiots telling me I'm being silly isn't any different than 1.
Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk
(10-04-2020, 06:30 PM)Apoc Wrote: Hey, not sure if anyone told you this yet but you should rent for awhile.Getting raked across the coals over a pet and actually using a garage just isn't that appealing. I've looked into it, I'll be paying a good bit more for a lot less and very likely get out of a $2,000+ deposit.
I'd love to take the easy route and deal with a pretty large step backwards but I'm not good at doing either of those. I didn't put in months of work to finally make the leap from government contracting and break the NoVa cuffs just to rent. I just can't. I'll stay put before I do that.
Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk