home inspection condition negotiation: "Discovered" at a home inspection - 06/25/08 08:22 AM
I spoke to a Exclusive Buyer Agent friend this week from another state and she told me about an inspection she just had for a buyer.
When the inspector tested the microwave the blower for the airconditioning stopped working. The microwave apparently tripped the breaker. Upon further investigatioin at the electrical panel the microwave circuit was double tapped onto the furnace circuit. (The blower is part of the furnace circuit in this case.)
(Double taps are a common electrical code violation and are often evidence of amateur electrical work. The exception is very low current devices like doorbell transformers, which commonly … (1 comments)
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home inspection condition negotiation: What Kind of Issues Should a Buyer Expect a Seller to Fix After a Home Inspection? - 04/26/08 05:44 PM
As the biggest and oldest buyer's brokerage in our market we've always taken the buyer's side in home inspection issues.
In general we look first to the negotiation and expectations based on the seller's presentation of the home.
We expect the home to be in a certain condition if it is a foreclosure or marketed as a "fixer-upper".
We expect something else if it is marketed as a "wonderful well maintained family home".
Also, if a home has a "new kitchen" or a "new bath" we expect those items to be updated in a professional manner and we have higher expectations for their condition.
Beyond … (2 comments)
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