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Drive by Electrician will give estimates! Ever hear of anything so crazy?
from Donald Bradbury The Bradbury Team  www.bradburyteam.com  Coldwell Banker Heritage Quakertown PA  215-536-6777 x 329
My first Active Rain closings are this week.  The home inspection of my listing, turned up some issues with the home inspection, and the Buyer's Agent requested a credit of $5,000 to make the necessary repairs.
Both sides were upset by this, and my Seller said he would "Walk" if they requested a credit of any kind.  Instead of letting that happen, I suggested to the Buyer's Agent from"That big Red Real Estate Company", to get an electrician that she trusted, and have him provide us with a detailed estimate of what the cost of repairs would really be.  I agreed to do the same.  Home inspectors are not electricians, and they can only recommend repairs. A real professional should be the one to be specific, and give an estimate.
This agent, from "That Big Red Real Estate Company" suggested she would get an electrician friend to go to the property and "DRIVE BY" and give us an estimate.  Why did I think that that estimate would be $5,000 ?  How can you do a drive by estimate on an 85 year old electrical system, when you are  DRIVING ... more

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