First purchase agreement

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Get a good inspector.

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This x10000

My cousin/roommate may have to end up pursuing a lawsuit due to inspector/seller making a huge mistake. Only problem is the seller is blaming the inspector and the inspector is blaming the seller or someone else. Huge clusterfrick and could cost him a pretty penny if it doesn't get settled

Are they paying closing costs?

Another thing, with regard to the inspection, make sure you're there with the inspector during the inspection.

I should have been more incvolces with mine. I hired one that was credentialed and I paid a lot for the inspection thinking I would get quality work. In the end, he missed the fact that the drain plumbing in the house needed to be redone. He identified a leak in the drain plumbing, but didn't make note that the plumbing was very poorly done and old.

I ended up doing most of the work myself, but it entailed completely gutting the floor and parts of the walls out of a downstairs bathroom and tearing parts of the floor out of the upstairs bathroom. Cost me around five grand, easily.

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So someone who knows better, please, tell me how I did

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Hard to tell without knowing specifics of neighborhood, age of house, etc...

Did you ask for closing costs to be paid?

No I'm paying the closing costs which I know won't be cheap. My realtor recommended that because we didn't think they would come down much on the price. In hindsight I probably should've asked.

Inspection should be on Monday. I plan on being there and asking a lot of questions

Just the buyer

Caveat emptor

Why not?