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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't get over the furnace.  LOL.  Why not just ask for a brand new roof while you are at it.[/quote]

Agree, and this is probably why the sellers came back as a hard no to all of OP’s requests. Anyone who expects something to be preemptively replaced just because it’s “old” loses their credibility and seems difficult to deal with. No one in their right mind is just going to buy you a new furnace (roof/appliances/etc.) just because you wish you were buying a house with a new one. That was a pretty egregious ask and frankly I’m shocked your realtor didn’t talk you out of asking for that. Also, sellers aren’t paying to bring older homes up to code. You should have known based on the age of the house that it would not be built to modern day code and that means it’s grandfathered in unless some sort of construction is done. Again, no one is bringing an old house up to modern day code because you wish that you were buying something up to the standards of new construction.

If you had gone in more reasonably, maybe you could have asked for the deck repair (since that is the type of hidden safety issue that an inspection is meant to catch).

[b]You are the one who bait and switched the sellers by deciding you want to pay for an older home, but that you expect it to be like brand new. [/b] :roll:

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This. I was on the other end of this kind of offer, and it was such a disappointment to think we had a solid offer and then have the buyer ask for tens of thousands of dollars in concessions for things were older but still working and in good condition. New roof, new heating system, etc.  No way. Just because the inspector flags it doesn't mean it's appropriate to ask for it to be replaced. It's information for you to have as the homeowner.[/quote]

Well, the reason your offer was so solid is because your buyer expected some concessions in the inspection process.

What ended up happening?[/quote]

We agreed to one repair and said no to the rest. The buyer walked, but another came along within a week. [/quote]

If they agreed to SOMETHING, it would be a starting point.
They said "0".

I wonder if they just want out of the contract.[/quote]

Maybe. But our feeling was that the buyer was unreasonable and would be difficult the rest of the way. In addition to wanting replacements of aging systems, they wanted us to fix things like water that dripped from the tub faucet while the shower was running. Basically everything the inspector noted was dumped in there. You just can't expect that in a house that isn't new. "As is" means the seller won't even fix things that are broken. But it's not "as is" if it's just less-than-perfect or less-than-new.   Is there anything to stop you from coming back with a more reasonable list of fixes--just the things that are not working or unsafe?[/quote]

Aging appliances that work are one thing but the drip should be fixed.  That's not expensive to replace the cartridges (some manufactures cover it under warranty for parts) or a new spout.[/quote]

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