Re: Help, trying to sell and I feel like there's a rat....




Sorry BUT I only read your original message down far enough that I
came to the conclusion that I woudl say NO and tell the buyer to
take a hikle...

I have only some one home in my entire life (it was my Dads place
after he died and to be honest I hatted delaing with most of the
buyers to be...seemed they all kept pointing out little things that I
SHOULD FIX or I SHOULD REDUCE my price if I did not....TOLD THEM all
NO... The house sold in a few weeks...as is .. for exactly what I
asked for it... BUT most of the buyers really did leave a very bad
taste in my mouth...

Bob G.



On 12 Jan 2006 21:49:16 -0800, "Shiba" <tokibooboo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I'm in the process of selling my house. It was built in 1965, I am the
>second owner, having resided here for 7 years. When I bought the home,
>I had an inspection done. The inspector basically said that the house
>was pretty clean. He went into the crawl space and didn't note any
>real defects. The only thing that he noted was to watch out for a
>front deck where wood was touching earth (which I ripped out and put in
>exposed agregate). Another was that the roof was a torchdown (since
>there is a flat area over the enclosed carport), and just to watch that
>I kept the debris off of it, but it was otherwise in good shape. He
>also said that there was some slight settling (1" to 2" max) in the
>foundation on a corner of the house. That inspector said that wasn't a
>problem, that it was normal in a house this age.
>
>I'm in the Seattle metro area, which has an extremely hot housing
>market right now. My home is in a desirable neighborhood and I've
>spent quite a bit of money updating the kitchen, main bathroom, and
>landscaping in this home. I also replaced the water heater and
>converted the furnace to forced air gas two years ago. I asked 269K for
>this 1941 sq foot home...I had a lot of activity, lots of lookers and
>interested parties. We were averaging 1 to 2 showings a day and then
>we have a bite on day 6, with a woman making an offer on the spot.
>
>Ironically, the day before this offer, we suspect that this same woman
>called my realtor "fishing" for information and asking about arranging
>a showing with my realtor: She said her name was Pat, that she was
>moving here from Idaho, asking things like: "Is she firm on the price?
> How anxious to sell? etc..." The next day, this woman shows up at
>the house with her agent (her son) and makes an offer on the spot.
>Ironically, this buyer's middle name is Pat and she just sold her house
>in *gasp* Idaho. She and her son write up an offer that night. First
>off, she low balls me 5K off of the asking price, which is fine. I
>countered and met her halfway at 267K and she immediately accepted.
>She schedules her home inspection immediately, within 24 hours...
>
>Now that are nit picking to death every little thing they could find
>with this 41 year old home! All of the defects were supposedly found
>in the crawl space. She found the same slight settling that I had
>recorded 7 years ago (no change or movement in foundation). She gave
>me this laundry list of things to fix before she will buy:
>
>Correct slope in floor & leaning support post
>fix leak in kitchen sink drain
>Tighten main bath toilet to floor
>Replace wax ring in other toilet (2nd bathroom)
>repair leaking bathtub drain
>repair leaking water supply line
>place all electrical wires under house in junction boxes
>remove wood plumbing & heating supports & replace with plumbing straps
>reconnect heating duct
>vent dryer to side of house
>reattach insulation that has fallen in crawlspace & unblock vents
>
>She wants the house jacked up and that area under foundation repaired
>so there is no settling, which I know wont be cheap. Replacing wax
>rings is no big deal..... but I feel like I am getting nickel and
>dimed here. I'm ready to have this be a deal breaker and walk. Of
>course my agent is bending over backwards, wanting this deal to close
>so she can get paid...I feel like she is more concerned about the buyer
>than me. She's also saying that we will have to do a new sellers
>disclosure and document all of these findings, which could scare off
>new potential buyers.
>
>I'm thinking about getting my own appraisal and a second inspection
>(which I am kicking myself for not doing in the first place). Just to
>see if these problems are real "deal breakers" or if she is just being
>nit pickey. Or should I just give her the finger and keep on
>fishing...
>
>I can't help but wonder if the inspector is a family member to her like
>her son realtor. She sure is anxious and wants the house....
>
>Any words of advice from people that have been through this kind of
>thing?

.

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