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Usually when you buy a used home, it is sold "as is". No warranties.
Then after you buy the home, you can "fix it up" to your liking.
Of course when buying a home, everything is negotiable. Sellers want to sell
and do not want to put more money into the house. And it can take time to
have things fixed delaying the sale.
You can request that the seller have things repaired. Or you can make an
offer which is lower and will cover the cost of repairs. Then the seller can
choose to have things repaired or accept your offer. Or they may tell you to
go fly a kite!
Then other people may be making offers on the house. Other people might make
the same offer without wanting anything repaired. The sellers would of
course accept the other people's offer and not yours.
If the house has been on the market for a year without selling, then maybe
the sellers would be more inclined to get things repaired so they could get
it sold.
<ayeshahill@gmail.com> wrote in message
> What to expect ?
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> We are in the process of buying a home in the SF Bay Area, California
> thru a realtor respresenting me.
>
> The home has a few cosmetic things that the seller is not willing to
> do ...like broken drains in the garden, minor paint issues, missing
> bulbs, carpet cleaning, broken tiles, dirty bathrooms etc.
>
> I was told that my realtor normally pays out of his own pocket to get
> this done ...
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> I've never bought a home before so I don't know what to expect from
> my realtor in terms of getting me a really clean and totally
> functioning home.
>
> What can we expect from our realtor ?
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> Pls let me know.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ayesha Hill
>
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Re: What to expect ?
