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gwraigty · 09-19-2019, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by pb4uski

Is it really worth $15k standing between you and your perfect house? Now that you've demonstrated that you're willing to walk, might the seller be more agreeable?

Maybe the listing and selling agents might be willing to take a reduced commission to your benefit to help the transaction close... a half a loaf is better than none!

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Originally Posted by RobbieB

A 15 thousand dollar roof on a 4000 sq-ft house sounds like a pretty cheap roof.

I agree, on both the above. We just paid $7700 for a new roof on our 1900 sq. ft. house. Some companies would have charged twice that. I wouldn't blink at paying $15K a bit down the road, if everything else is perfect. It might be possible to delay it longer than a year or two, if there are no leaks or many missing shingles.

W2R · 09-20-2019, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Bamaman

What's so bad is this is the perfect house for our family and furniture--4000 sq. ft. with triple car garage.

There are other houses on the market, but our area's really hopping business wise..

Aw!! I am so sorry that the deal is falling apart on the purchase of your perfect home. That's a pretty hard blow to take.

ncbill · 09-20-2019, 06:57 AM

Here's how it has worked recently in our neighborhood.

Buy the home, then your insurance company will send out an inspector who will immediately demand you replace the roof to keep your insurance coverage.

Then you can sue the Realtor/previous owner for the cost.

eba1225 · 09-20-2019, 01:00 PM

We have a two houses in J'Ville Fl which we are renting out, one of which will become the retirement house when we move there from PA in 2 yrs and the other we will be sold. We have a management company overseeing the rentals and dealing with the renters. We have had both houses for about 5 yrs and the price has increased about 20% on each one. The houses are in the south side in Mandarin area about 30 mins to the beach.