Re: negotiations after home inspection... (buying a house)
These are simple fixes that you can "ask" the seller to take care of at what appears to be a minimum cost.
However ,as far as OPENING up negotiations...it seems you either want out for some reason,or are reaching here,being that you are in contract with your escrow money tied up,so be careful and ask you lawyer BEFORE you open a can of worms over nothing,that can get UGLY with these sometime trivial things
In many states(New York for example) the seller is OBLIGATED to pay $500 to the buyer for these type repairs(even if there are NONE ness.),that comes off your final buying price at the closing either way...so unless they sign the waiver(which most dont ,that obligate them to fix these and other repirs for a year).Its sort of like the lemon law of cars for non-builder warranteed home sales,from existing home owners.
NOBODY in their right mind would sign this,on a $400,000 home for instance!
What was the estimate the H/I gave you to repair the items on his fix list BTW?
Stephen
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