The inspection and radon test were on the 11th of November. Everything went pretty well. For the radon test he left the detectors in for 48 hours, taking a reading each hour. We got 1.9 picoCuries. 4 picoCuries is the upper limit, and is like smoking 20 cigarettes per day. […]
Well, if we go with this FHA loan, a decorating allowance is not an option. FHA rules are very strict apparently. So we offered 95. She countered with 97,5 which was the initial asking price when we first looked at the house. That’s okay. In our purchase agreement, the seller […]
So we made an offer last night. The seller is asking 97,5 and is adding a 1000$ decorating allowance. Essentially cash at closing. Instead of offering a little lower than asking price, we offered 97,5 and asked that the decorating allowance be increased to 2000$.
Another wrinkle (sort of) is that […]
The last post was on Thursday, October 31. I mentioned something about house things being not-so-good. Offers of 10.25% interest rates and all.
Well, on Friday the real estate agent called. Said he knew a guy. It’s not what you think.
The guy works at a bank here in town and is working on the […]
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