how would you interpret this?

jrsmama2010

I asked this ? in the buying a home board too. The e-mail we got from our lender said that we needed:Receipt for Septic inspection and Pumping - buyer must show the funds to have this done - per Purchase and sale this is a buyer's expenseSo we asked our REA: How do we go about/Can we ask if the seller would pay for the septic inspection and pumping? and he replied, "I will check with them"Then I got an e-mail from him today: I had the septic system done yesterday and paid $1,100 for that task.  It was quite a bit more elaborate as the septic was under the driveway.  It is in great shape. How do you interpret that?  Does it mean we need to pay him back for it?   

jennlin

i would interpret that yes, they want it back...i'd budget for it..and think of it as a bonus if they don't ask for it.

jrsmama2010

jennlin:

i would interpret that yes, they want it back...i'd budget for it..and think of it as a bonus if they don't ask for it.

 

I hope they don't.  We had some extra bills come up and can't afford that expense other than the down payment and closing, so we were going to walk away if the seller wouldn't pay for it. 

jennuinne

That's very ambiguous!  But, like Jenn said, I'd error on the side of having to pay it back (unless you want to just ask them to clarify).

CDMay2006

I'd budget for it, but if you didn't have a say in which bid, i would be pissed about having to pay for it.  Unless it's the same amount as any other company would bid (but the wording implies otherwise).  If it's more than other companies would charge for the same service, then IMO they should have to eat the difference.