tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732758317510291570.post2774295302480962690..comments2023-09-10T07:13:30.493-04:00Comments on Our Lives Adventures: Very long day :(Nan and Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944183191479623946noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732758317510291570.post-38921673900802977022011-07-11T00:06:36.101-04:002011-07-11T00:06:36.101-04:00That's what I would do, too. If you give them...That's what I would do, too. If you give them a copy of the inspection and get bids on what it will cost to fix all the problems, you can take that back to the sellers and renegotiate the deal. Plus, if you give them a copy of the inspection, they then legally HAVE to disclose the problems to any potential new buyers, who will most likely make them fix them anyway...so they might as well fix them for you and sell the place! <br /><br />You can negotiate it one of several ways...they fix it before closing (most time consuming and least sure thing and can affect or even stop your new loan from going through, which is a huge deal unless you're fortunate enough to be able to pay cash.) Or, you leave the agreed upon price the same and request the money back at closing (money based on bids) to fix all the problems. That way it comes out of their equity, not up front cash, and may well be more agreeable to them. That would be my favorite option, personally...but it may be tricky to close the deal that way if we're talking 5 digits that you want back. Or, you can simply reduce the amount of the house by the amount of the bids plus several thousand more, put less down if you have to, and pay for the repairs yourself and have a much smaller mortgage long term.<br /><br />But, if the answer is still move on, then by all means, listen to that answer and good luck house hunting. Moving is SUCH a pain!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444891084585965661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732758317510291570.post-22625508243688842032011-07-10T19:46:25.604-04:002011-07-10T19:46:25.604-04:00why not just ask the current owner to fix the stuf...why not just ask the current owner to fix the stuff before close? thats what we did.MoonDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707506968348810606noreply@blogger.com