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Why Realtors Don’t Know How Much Exterior House Painting Costs

Issues That Do (and Don’t) Come Up on Inspection Want to know how much it costs to fix a cracked chimney cap? A veteran Realtor probably has at least a ballpark idea. Ditto for a new roof, boiler, electric service panel, or central a/c. However, it’s a good bet that the same agent doesn’t have...
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Solace for Anxious Sellers, Post-Inspection

The Waiting (In Between the Buyer’s Inspection and Their Follow-up) “If Buyer does not cancel this Purchase Agreement before the end of the Inspection Period, then this Inspection Contingency shall be removed and this Purchase Agreement shall be in full force and effect.” –Minnesota Purchase Agreement, lines 189. – 191. Anxious Sellers fretting about what...
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Why Realtors Don’t Know How Much Exterior House Painting Costs

Items that Trigger a Purchase Agreement Amendment, Post-Inspection Want to know how much it costs to fix a cracked chimney cap? A veteran Realtor probably does. Ditto for a new roof, boiler, electric service panel, or central a/c. However, it’s a good bet that the same agent has only a rough idea how much it costs to...
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Bidding Work vs. Estimating Repairs

What’s the difference? The former is what contractors do to land jobs. The latter is what Buyers and Sellers negotiating a deal need to do to resolve inspection issues (step #2:  decide who’s responsible, the Buyer or Seller — unless the lender takes the decision out of their hands).  While estimating repairs can lead to actual work,...
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