interesting. never heard of that before.
I guess normally if you went through a realtor, they would take your offer and if the seller didn't like it, they would come back and say no, but then you could make another offer if you wanted to.
I m going to offer 142k initially on this one. I can do 149k but if I can get it a little cheaper, that would obviously be nice.
Seems like they want to get move asap and form what I am told by the realtor, there as an elderly couple that looked at it but they need to sell their own house first. Otherwise I am the only person so far. I don't have a house to sell or anything like that so I have a head start there.
Congrats! I remember the feeling of getting my first house, was awesome. It's already been about 3 years, crazy how fast it goes. I searched for 2 summers. The first summer my budget was just too low for what I wanted, so I waited. The next summer I found one fairly quick. It's awesome living alone and having your own Independence. Even more awesome when it's property you own. Lot of work though, but it's rewarding to finish a project.
If you need to do anything involving redoing floors etc, DO IT NOW! Better than trying to do it when there's furniture.
THIS, THIS, AND THIS.
A home inspection done by a good inspector will make or break a deal.
Had to back out of escrow on a place when the inspector found that the roof was pulling itself apart due to the slab shifting. Saved me a ton of money and headache in the long term.
While home inspections are usually required, and a reasonable superficial practice to go through, it's important to remember that inspectors have little to no real liability (read the fine print on the contract), and often rely on realtors for business...So they can be hesitant to be too vocal about potential problems, as it's bad for business.
If I were to buy a house...I'm bringing my best structural engineer and my best residential contractor, and they're going to look at EVERYTHING.
make sure its not in a flood zone, I was in atty review on an awesome place and found out it was in a flood zone and had no choice but to break out of it.
What part of PA? You could probably look up the flood plain maps on the town's website online.
Nice, congrats! Just put in an offer on a house myself. Exciting and kind of nerve-wracking.
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While home inspections are usually required, and a reasonable superficial practice to go through, it's important to remember that inspectors have little to no real liability (read the fine print on the contract), and often rely on realtors for business...So they can be hesitant to be too vocal about potential problems, as it's bad for business.
If I were to buy a house...I'm bringing my best structural engineer and my best residential contractor, and they're going to look at EVERYTHING.
Unless you are close friends with one, a true Structural engineer would run you thousands of dollars to bring out and look at a house.
Many home inspectors were general contractors or still are. They are paid to find problems and merely note them. It is really up to you what to do with it. Go outside the realtor if you have to and ask around.
Not sure if serious. I've pulled out of offers on several houses due to the home inspection.
Yes, as I said, it can be useful, but people tend to believe inspectors are much more thorough than they actually (usually) are.
Realtor just called me. The seller accepted my offer!
As long as home inspection goes well and my financial stuff goes through, I'll be getting a house!
Woot! Definitely post some pics once you get a chance.Realtor just called me. The seller accepted my offer!
As long as home inspection goes well and my financial stuff goes through, I'll be getting a house!
You can afford a house in Vancouver?
look at Mr Moneybags!
Seriously, check out the neighborhood on friday/saturday night even if you have to hang out late.
There are a lot of 'meant to rent' people living in the best of places.
Could you define "meant to rent" a little better, I think looking out for these social-subversives is a key concern for the OP and he should know what he's looking for.