HlS, I know this sounds crazy but depending on the situation I wouldn’t capitulate. I have had people try that in a case where it was indeed extortion of the agents and both of us said “no way!”. We got paid, but that really isn’t the point.
I think in 90+% of cases the seller will let Larry cancel with no hassles. The fact that they came up with this suggestion of a “second opinion” might mean that they have something to follow it up with in case Larry doesn’t perform. There are problems with the contract over this contingency and this case proves it. I think it is unfair to sellers..I know…… “boo hiss”. Some people hire an inspector in advance and make reading and approving of the report a condition of the offer. Smart thinking.
What I didn’t like about the tone of this thread after reading the first two posts was that any random seller deserves to take abuse.This particular seller isn’t a demonstrated case of someone deserving abuse.
