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inspection today...seeking support
I have found the whole house looking/buying thing to be very stressful, and I hate to sound like that, but the uncertainty gets to me. We found a house we LOVE, and I'm so hoping inspection goes well! Please tell me I'm not the only one for whom this process isn't fun?
Re: inspection today...seeking support
Just went through it. It was miserable.
But you get through it. You'll have the inspection, they'll find "something" (they always do) and you'll ask the seller to fix it or you'll negotiate. It's a pain in the butt, but you just keep moving through it.
Are you working with a realtor? Ours really helped us with the renegotiation after the inspection. The seller did EVERYTHING we asked too, so it was really a non-issue.
I know that stress you are feeling though!
Still in the house hunting process, but it stopped being fun the first week. Maybe it's fun if you have oodles of money or live in a market where you can get awesome deals, but it's been one of the more stressful things we've ever done.
If I see one more house with plaid shag carpeting with owners who think it's worth half a million, I'm going to scream.
Good luck - as pp said, every inspector finds something so don't stress too much unless it's something crazy. Hopefully you have reasonable and motivated sellers who will fix whatever it is!
I know what you mean. Sometimes when I hear/read about people being so thrilled about buying/looking I think there's something wrong with me.
Buying an estate property would actually make me feel better. Every month they keep the house, it's more in upkeep/taxes that they have to pay. It can go either way. The good news is that if there are major issues found you'll have leverage:
- You can walk and find something new (which won't be fun)
- They will be aware of the issue and will now be legally obligated to disclose it to other potential buyers
- For anything big, they will probably have to have it fixed or factor it into the cost since it would probably scare off other buyers, too.
Definitely talk to your agent about the inspection negotiation. If you're willing to handle the "little" stuff yourself they'd probably be more open to fixing anything major. Here's hoping it's a non-issue!
We have been looking for a couple of months now and it stopped being fun after week two maybe. It is a huge investment, and it can be hard to balance being picky enough without being too picky.
We have been trying to get the disclosures form back for a house we are interested in, but the buyers haven't filled it out yet and they went on vacation. *eyeroll* So that is starting to make me wonder how motivated they really are to sell. In the meantime, we keep looking.