[quote=walterwhite]let’s say you are quibbling about a very very small dollar amount but you strongly feel on principle the other side should pay for it. Would you risk losing a house you like ok over say 1,000th of the purchase price?
Banks act irrationally and intimdate people into caving; shouldn’t more buyers act like crazy bastards to let them know we won’t take their crap?[/quote]
Cut the $500 baby in half and dictate the exact week you need to close to get your post-closing cash flow in the best possible position to deal with this poo-remediation mess.
A lender “taking it in the shorts” typically has a RH/LH problem and needs to be kept on a short leash or they will run a buyer ragged for months. You’ve already wasted enough time. Tell them to get the “man” in there, pronto or they’re going to end up owning this cesspool.
