Put in an offer...

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 01/23/2018 at 22:23 • Filed to: Shenanigans

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Seller said they wouldn’t accept our offer unless we waived our inspection.

Um... yeah.

CB > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/23/2018 at 22:24

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... what the hell kind of negotiating tactic is that?

But odds are good it’ll work on someone else.

shop-teacher > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/23/2018 at 22:25

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Fuck that noise.

deprecated account > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/23/2018 at 22:26

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Urambo Tauro > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/23/2018 at 22:29

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Red flag, right there.

HammerheadFistpunch > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/23/2018 at 22:30

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Hi, im Dr. Z is this the car in the a...

Stop right there, thats close enough. Hand me the cash and the car is yours.

But I want to look it over fi..

This meeting is over!

Matsayz > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/23/2018 at 22:30

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I have a buddy that lives in Boston (Cambridge, Our fair city) area and he’s putting $750k offers on the ground level with basements of row-houses... and his realtor is telling him he should waive the inspection. If he wants to get the place. Mind you he’s also offered $40k ABOVE asking price and still not winning the house

Now living in Colorado Springs buying a single family home for $200-350k I’d never think of it but when he has someone who bought the top floor 2yrs prior I’d hope they didn’t waive the inspection. Odd are they didn’t because the market in Boston is moving MUCH faster than Colorado Springs. I told him to move but he and his Wife make waaaay too much money there obviously.

Still boogles my mind the money and things you have to do or not do to buy a home these days.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/23/2018 at 22:32

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I believe the correct response is “fuck your couch”.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/23/2018 at 22:35

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#PNWrealestate

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/23/2018 at 22:42

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What kind of craziness is this? There are in most areas legitimate legal reasons why an inspection is needed, you know besides your lender knowing you are not buying a piece or merd.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/23/2018 at 22:45

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Based on the stuff you post, id think an hour or so point around and you should know if there are any big issues.

LOREM IPSUM > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/23/2018 at 22:49

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I know what I have!

fintail > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/23/2018 at 22:53

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At the very least, they only moved the headstones.

camaroboy68ss > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/23/2018 at 22:54

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that’s the truth, The Portland, OR metro area is getting crazy. Thanks, Intel

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > camaroboy68ss 01/23/2018 at 23:02

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Vancouver area too. Thanks offshore money!

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/23/2018 at 23:18

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Not as much as you might think. Poorly-cut baseboard, stinky tubs, etc.... these observations to not make me an expert. At least not to where I’d put some number of thousands of dollars on the line.

Dusty Ventures > LOREM IPSUM 01/23/2018 at 23:56

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They know what they have, which is why they don’t want it inspected

Dogsatemypants > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/23/2018 at 23:57

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Makes me want to move to my moms hometown in iowa. 148k for a 4 bedroom 2 bath brick house with finished basement, hardwood flooring, stained glass windows, central hvac... they look like some of the nicer old houses in north everett

cbell04 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/24/2018 at 00:03

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True story. Wife and I sold our 1st home to a guy for 8k over asking and no inspection. I nearly jumped to the moon when I heard the offer. The guy was obviously on crack pipe but not my job to say no to that kinda deal. Took the offer a ran.

*edit* oh and it was 55+ years old and definitely needed an inspection

LOREM IPSUM > Dusty Ventures 01/24/2018 at 00:16

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Bingo.

smobgirl > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/24/2018 at 00:31

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I wonder if they think you’re going to scrape it? In this market I’d be shocked if I sold my place and they didn’t immediately knock it down.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/24/2018 at 00:33

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When you guys implemented that tax they flooded the Seattle and Portland areas even more than they had been with their hot money. This region is a Chinese money launderer’s wet dream.

People that actually need to live here can’t afford to on what they make as a result.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Urambo Tauro 01/24/2018 at 00:36

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Everyone expects it in the greater Seattle metro. My house was set up to sell fast, so when it didn’t sell instantly they got an inspection so they could avoid any contingencies.

Seriously. Nobody gets a place when they ask for an inspection here...

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/24/2018 at 00:37

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“nice bathtub you got there”

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 01/24/2018 at 00:52

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Sorry! Prices haven’t dropped here though, so we’re all in the same boat

RPM esq. > CB 01/24/2018 at 01:26

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It’s not a negotiating technique so much as the market here is so crazy that someone else will gladly waive all contingencies. This is now the norm.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/24/2018 at 05:19

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HAHAHA...NOPE.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/24/2018 at 05:31

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Housing bubble gonna burst in 5...4...3...2...

random001 > Dusty Ventures 01/24/2018 at 06:28

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Nice!

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/24/2018 at 11:30

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When I bought my house (100 y/o) the seller tried this but on the garage only. What ended up happening is we agreed on a lower repair budget and proceeded. Turns out the garage did have some weird structural problems (the ceiling wobbled) but we didn’t discover this until years later. (My structural guy was crap) On the bright side a tree fell on it and insurance paid to make it better than it was before... if you’d call that a bright side...

I say all that to say, do they not want you do do an inspection at all, or are they saying they aren’t going to fix anything that is found. Because if it is the latter that isn’t so bad. Basically like increasing your offer by whatever the repair budget is (1%?). As long as you can still bail if they find major problems, it could be ok?