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*UPDATE in 1st Post* Need home seller & home buyer perspective input/advice

Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:03 pm
Posted by cdaniel76
Covington, LA
Member since Feb 2008
19699 posts
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:03 pm
We accepted an offer on our house (after a little back and forth) and the buyer's inspection found some of the windows in the home have lost their seal, resulting in fog/condensation to build up inside the two panes of the windows. A contractor/inspector friend advised me that this issue is purely cosmetic and doesn't warrant replacement however the buyers are asking for them to be replaced.

Would like some input/advice from anyone with experience here or from if you were a perspective buyer, what would you want? Mind you, we've already agreed to come down off the original asking price by $5000 and are also giving $2000 in closing assistance.

Aaaand GO!


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UPDATE!!!!!
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Thank you to all who offered advice. I went to the house and there's a total of 7 window panes plus the big window in the bathroom that would have needed to be replaced. I went with my gut and agreed to all of their inspection fix & repair wants EXCEPT for the windows and they also wanted me to add an attic staircase but the house never had one because I didn't want to pay for that option when I bought/built the home. So I declined that also.

I just got an email from my realtor with their reply and they accepted my response to their inspection completely. So... Next step is act of sale.

Thanks again!
This post was edited on 4/9/14 at 11:14 am
Posted by tigerzballzdeep
Rockwall, TX
Member since Jun 2007
3095 posts
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:05 pm to
I would tell them take it as it is. It is a sellers market right now.

We bought a home last August with the same issue and decided against asking for replacement as I felt we already got them to a price we could all agree upon.
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19054 posts
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:05 pm to
i think theres a way to remove this without replacing
Posted by LT
The City of St. George
Member since May 2008
5151 posts
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:06 pm to
What's the sales price? If lowish (less than $150k) stay firm.
Posted by stout
Smoking Crack with Hunter Biden
Member since Sep 2006
167822 posts
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:06 pm to
Replace the sashes and move on. If it's just a few windows you are looking at a few hundred dollars.
Posted by Clark W Griswold
THE USA
Member since Sep 2012
10515 posts
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:11 pm to
You can replace them for about $75 each usually and chances are you ruined the seal with a hose without knowing it. I'd just do it for them as a kind gesture.
Posted by H2O Ski Tiger
the great state of Louisiana
Member since Sep 2003
21 posts
Posted on 4/7/14 at 8:56 pm to
Call Glass Guru. They can fix it without replacing the whole thing. Free estimate. If nothing else use that as basis for an allowance.
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