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[quote=Anonymous][quote]OP Here

Thank you! You are the first person to understand my issue (I guess I wasn't clear at the beginning). We are trying to figure out IF, by asking for a repair credit via the Home Inspection Clause, the seller is able to immediately void the contract. We don't want them to immediately void the contract, we just want them to tell us they won't give us a repair credit and let us carry on with the sale.

In the original post, I added a quote directly from the Home Inspection clause with a bolded portion that I BELIEVE says that they cannot IMMEDIATELY void the contract if we were to ask for repair credit, but they will give us a 3 day warning before they do. I'm trying to figure out if the bolded part of the contract actually says that, or if I'm misunderstanding it. [/quote]

OP What you are doing is a counter offer. So yes, they could immediately say, we are not going to do that. You are opening the door to voiding the contract. That is, you are formally not accepting their terms. That is why the agent would talk to the seller, but not make a formal statement. I have seen people back out of contracts because the buyer asked for the front door to be painted. As the other agent said, you can't see into their minds. If the house is in a hot -ish neighborhood -- or even not so hot, they may be perfectly able to let it sit some more. Or they may not actually want to sell, or they may be considering renting. You are not in a powerful position here, no matter what some posters are saying. What they are doing is helping you lose the house. That said,  it may be more of a project than you wan to take on. The inspection contract is not really a part of the contract as a whole in the sense that you are in control, sorry.[/quote]

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