someone's gonna get a bargain

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

Just got an email from our agent in WI.  Apparently the inspector found all sorts of junk they want us to repair if the deal is to go through.  We just don't have the money to do any more repairs.  I feel sick.  Almost everything he noted is stuff that was wrong when we bought the house or is just flat stupid (the batteries in the smoke detector have gone dead, so he noted that it is "inoperable". ) Heck, it went off every time my husband decided to cook breakfast on a Saturday morning, so I know it works. 

[peternap]

Sorry!!!!!

I was afraid that may happen. Seems like they want to do everything possible to NOT loan money.

Even before the meltdown, a lot of inspectors were complete idiots. I had a friend who sold his house three years ago. The inspector came out and among other impossible things, noted no foundation vents. The problem was that it was built on a slab.

[John_C]

I am so sorry to hear that.      I wish I had more to say.

[apaknad]

sorry homey,

i used to do home inspections and i was obligated to point out every little thing to prospective buyers but i also told thom that unless it was a $500.00 problem that they shouldn't really worry about it. ALL homes have problems. even $1,000,000 brand new mcmansions.

[glenn kangiser]

This is not nice -- any as is offer or room for negotiation? -- like they are expecting new for a bargain price?

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

sorry homey,

i used to do home inspections and i was obligated to point out every little thing to prospective buyers but i also told thom that unless it was a $500.00 problem that they shouldn't really worry about it. ALL homes have problems. even $1,000,000 brand new mcmansions.

Dan, I wrote to our WI realtor and asked her where they hired the inspection Nazi because I want to hire him for whenever we get to the offer stage of buying a house.  He was very thorough, even if he couldn't spell, way better than either of our previous inspectors.  He left no stone unturned.

This is not nice -- any as is offer or room for negotiation? -- like they are expecting new for a bargain price?

Yeah, I think that pretty much sums it up.  I asked the realtor to find out what they want, but that for the price they're getting they should accept it as it without exception!  We haven't heard from her all day.  I'm going out with DH to look at a couple of places tomorrow.

[Whitlock]

  He was very thorough, even if he couldn't spell.

Not to pointing a finger at you Homey

I can't spell (witch I'm sure you all know this) and have always wondered why people look down on me or bring it up. This forum is helping me to learn how to spell.
Every post is a struggle we all have our weaknesses. The spell checker helps (But???)
This post took me 12 minutes to type

Thanks for understanding,W

[desdawg]

Maybe a good weekend of work will solve their issues. A 9 volt battery for a smoke dectector is easy. Maybe the rest seems worse than it is. Or a minor price modification to get them to accept things "as is". You have come this far don't give up now. You have your husbands employer in yur corner with some resources too.

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

  He was very thorough, even if he couldn't spell.

Not to pointing a finger at you Homey

I can't spell (witch I'm sure you all know this) and have always wondered why people look down on me or bring it up. This forum is helping me to learn how to spell.
Every post is a struggle we all have our weaknesses. The spell checker helps (But???)
This post took me 12 minutes to type

Thanks for understanding,W

OK, so there is a difference between typos and spelling mistakes.  It is just that every time he wrote "improper" or "inoperable" he wrote this:
"in proper" and "in operable", which just cracked me up.  But, to be honest, he was a lot better  speller than the first inspector on our first home, who must have been pretty dyslexic because there were some words that I just couldn't figure out no matter how much I stared at them or tried reading them aloud.  I can see why spell check missed the above mistakes.  However, I don't know if our first inspector even knew what spell check was or how to use it.  This guy in Wisconsin also took pictures of everything he took issue with, which I thought would be a helpful thing to the buyers. So, forgive me for picking on his spelling; he is a good inspector.  I just wish he were working for us and not the buyers!!!

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

Oh, and Whitlock, to be honest, I'd never noticed that you can't spell.... the only reason I noticed this guy's spelling was that they were paying him $300+ to communicate clearly and it kind of stood out on the page because he was writing it as two separate words.  Glenn picks on my grammar all the time, and I used to be an English teacher.   (I'm really good with misplaced modifiers and run-on sentences.) 

By the way, still no word back from my realtor on what's going on.  Haven't heard from her since Thursday night, which I think is kind of a poor way to run a business, but, what can I do?  She's 900 miles away!

[glenn kangiser]

...and now that you are back in Oklahoma you say ya'll  (sp) all the time....

[glenn kangiser]

...and I have actually eased up on you a bit but I'm really having second thoughts about that.

[Whitlock]

Some Realtors Suck 

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

...and I have actually eased up on you a bit but I'm really having second thoughts about that.

Glenn, give me an inch and I'll take a mile.  It's "y'all".

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

Some Realtors Suck 

Yeah, I'm not really happy with her, Whitlock.  Been so stressed out the past week or two that my back is all in knots and I'm walking kind of like John McCain... have to turn my whole body to turn to the left...need to get my kids to walk on my back and see if they can get it back into place.   I've sent her two emails since we got the inspection report on Thursday, and she needs to at least notify me of what they want us to fix, but she's not called or emailed anything.  She could at least send me a one-liner saying, "They're getting an estimate" or something.  I really wonder just whose side she's on part of the time.

[glenn kangiser]

...and I have actually eased up on you a bit but I'm really having second thoughts about that.

Glenn, give me an inch and I'll take a mile.  It's "y'all".

OK... got that.

Please splain me sumpin, Lucy.  I'm actually referring to you, Homey.

What's the difference between "y'all" and "all y'all" ? hmm

[desdawg]

Someone asked a guy to spell Mississippi. To which he responded "The river or the state?" My fingers seem to land on the wrong keys lately sometimes and I have to proofread about everything these days.

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

...and now that you are back in Oklahoma you say ya'll  (sp) all the time....

It's subtle, like the placement of an apostrophe, seeing as how y'all is a contraction of "you" and "all".

[glenn kangiser]

That's giving me contractions, Homey.

Des, I have to proofread every comment I make.  Not only do I type pretty fast and add letters but dyslexia often slips in and my keyboard is getting worn out and I miss letters.   I often lose my s.

You should have seen me typing this.

[apaknad]

glen,

be vewy, vewy caweful, you don't want to lose your ess.

[peternap]

On one of the pro gun boards I frequent....and don't care for a lot of the people there, after I posted something, a member wrote

Call me nitpicking and shallow if you like, but I hate people who interchange you're and your.

I replied:

Your nitpicking and shallow and you forgot anal!

He wrote:

It's ANILE.

[glenn kangiser]

He doesn't even know the correct spelling - I'm sure you knew what you meant, peter

[Sassy]

Some Realtors Suck 

Yeah, I'm not really happy with her, Whitlock.  Been so stressed out the past week or two that my back is all in knots and I'm walking kind of like John McCain... have to turn my whole body to turn to the left...need to get my kids to walk on my back and see if they can get it back into place.   I've sent her two emails since we got the inspection report on Thursday, and she needs to at least notify me of what they want us to fix, but she's not called or emailed anything.  She could at least send me a one-liner saying, "They're getting an estimate" or something.  I really wonder just whose side she's on part of the time.

So what'd you do, Homey?  Pray for patience?   

[StinkerBell]

If you pray for patience you may get pregnant. I no longer pray for that. I learned my lesson. God will give you what you ask for.

[glenn kangiser]

hmm  I've never gotten pregnant....


...but then again - I've never prayed for patience...