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Participant[quote=golfer]Would it be unreasonable if we asked the Seller to remedy the situation and to have a licensed mold removal person handle it?[/quote]
Not at all.Part of the reason for the inspection is to know what you are getting and have it remediated if necessary.
That does not necessarily mean you will get the repair you request.
For example, I am in escrow to sell a 2 bedroom townhome near sdsu for $135k. We are fixing precisely zero items regardless of what is requested.
You can ask and then if they refuse decide how important that is. Is it cheap? Can you do it yourself?
ParticipantWere it me, I would ask very explicitly about whether or not the inspector felt it was worth a mold test.
Usually one can smell it.
If there is a great amount of uncertainty as to whether it is worth checking then I would likely not check.
If you do get a mold inspection, I would recommend using the same guys I use for home inspections.
http://www.parrabuildingconsult.com
If you don’t use them, I would ask them about professional associations and references to check when engaging the services of another mold inspector.Mold inspection can be lucrative for the unscrupulous. It pays to check references.
ParticipantWere it me, I would ask very explicitly about whether or not the inspector felt it was worth a mold test.
Usually one can smell it.
If there is a great amount of uncertainty as to whether it is worth checking then I would likely not check.
If you do get a mold inspection, I would recommend using the same guys I use for home inspections.
http://www.parrabuildingconsult.com
If you don’t use them, I would ask them about professional associations and references to check when engaging the services of another mold inspector.Mold inspection can be lucrative for the unscrupulous. It pays to check references.
ParticipantWere it me, I would ask very explicitly about whether or not the inspector felt it was worth a mold test.
Usually one can smell it.
If there is a great amount of uncertainty as to whether it is worth checking then I would likely not check.
If you do get a mold inspection, I would recommend using the same guys I use for home inspections.
http://www.parrabuildingconsult.com
If you don’t use them, I would ask them about professional associations and references to check when engaging the services of another mold inspector.Mold inspection can be lucrative for the unscrupulous. It pays to check references.
ParticipantWere it me, I would ask very explicitly about whether or not the inspector felt it was worth a mold test.
Usually one can smell it.
If there is a great amount of uncertainty as to whether it is worth checking then I would likely not check.
If you do get a mold inspection, I would recommend using the same guys I use for home inspections.
http://www.parrabuildingconsult.com
If you don’t use them, I would ask them about professional associations and references to check when engaging the services of another mold inspector.Mold inspection can be lucrative for the unscrupulous. It pays to check references.
ParticipantWere it me, I would ask very explicitly about whether or not the inspector felt it was worth a mold test.
Usually one can smell it.
If there is a great amount of uncertainty as to whether it is worth checking then I would likely not check.
If you do get a mold inspection, I would recommend using the same guys I use for home inspections.
http://www.parrabuildingconsult.com
If you don’t use them, I would ask them about professional associations and references to check when engaging the services of another mold inspector.Mold inspection can be lucrative for the unscrupulous. It pays to check references.
ParticipantTemeculaguy has some good insight into this.
His basic philosophy was “why help somebody earn thousands for a couple hours of work”.
That is certainly a valid point.
However, most deals I handle involve 100-200 hours of work and earn me less than than $10k. That is before backing out the cost of gas, supplies, and repairs (which often come out of my pocket).
Generally, unless an agent either offers limited service or has a second job (which implies limited service) there is not a great deal of extra cash to go around.
This does vary by agent, market, and client.
Most of the agents who hit it rich and offer big kickouts to buyers during the boom are in different line of work these days.
There are certainly exceptions though.
ParticipantTemeculaguy has some good insight into this.
His basic philosophy was “why help somebody earn thousands for a couple hours of work”.
That is certainly a valid point.
However, most deals I handle involve 100-200 hours of work and earn me less than than $10k. That is before backing out the cost of gas, supplies, and repairs (which often come out of my pocket).
Generally, unless an agent either offers limited service or has a second job (which implies limited service) there is not a great deal of extra cash to go around.
This does vary by agent, market, and client.
Most of the agents who hit it rich and offer big kickouts to buyers during the boom are in different line of work these days.
There are certainly exceptions though.
ParticipantTemeculaguy has some good insight into this.
His basic philosophy was “why help somebody earn thousands for a couple hours of work”.
That is certainly a valid point.
However, most deals I handle involve 100-200 hours of work and earn me less than than $10k. That is before backing out the cost of gas, supplies, and repairs (which often come out of my pocket).
Generally, unless an agent either offers limited service or has a second job (which implies limited service) there is not a great deal of extra cash to go around.
This does vary by agent, market, and client.
Most of the agents who hit it rich and offer big kickouts to buyers during the boom are in different line of work these days.
There are certainly exceptions though.
ParticipantTemeculaguy has some good insight into this.
His basic philosophy was “why help somebody earn thousands for a couple hours of work”.
That is certainly a valid point.
However, most deals I handle involve 100-200 hours of work and earn me less than than $10k. That is before backing out the cost of gas, supplies, and repairs (which often come out of my pocket).
Generally, unless an agent either offers limited service or has a second job (which implies limited service) there is not a great deal of extra cash to go around.
This does vary by agent, market, and client.
Most of the agents who hit it rich and offer big kickouts to buyers during the boom are in different line of work these days.
There are certainly exceptions though.
ParticipantTemeculaguy has some good insight into this.
His basic philosophy was “why help somebody earn thousands for a couple hours of work”.
That is certainly a valid point.
However, most deals I handle involve 100-200 hours of work and earn me less than than $10k. That is before backing out the cost of gas, supplies, and repairs (which often come out of my pocket).
Generally, unless an agent either offers limited service or has a second job (which implies limited service) there is not a great deal of extra cash to go around.
This does vary by agent, market, and client.
Most of the agents who hit it rich and offer big kickouts to buyers during the boom are in different line of work these days.
There are certainly exceptions though.
Participant[quote=DWCAP]August is summer recess for congress, and health care is drowning out everything else in the media. Dont worry, I am sure congress will pay off the bribes of the RE industry with tax payer dollars in October.[/quote]
For God’s sake I hope so.
Those bribes cost me good money.In all honesty, I don’t think there is a politically viable way to not extend them.
In the end, they are beholden to our whims regardless of our own stupidity.
Participant[quote=DWCAP]August is summer recess for congress, and health care is drowning out everything else in the media. Dont worry, I am sure congress will pay off the bribes of the RE industry with tax payer dollars in October.[/quote]
For God’s sake I hope so.
Those bribes cost me good money.In all honesty, I don’t think there is a politically viable way to not extend them.
In the end, they are beholden to our whims regardless of our own stupidity.
Participant[quote=DWCAP]August is summer recess for congress, and health care is drowning out everything else in the media. Dont worry, I am sure congress will pay off the bribes of the RE industry with tax payer dollars in October.[/quote]
For God’s sake I hope so.
Those bribes cost me good money.In all honesty, I don’t think there is a politically viable way to not extend them.
In the end, they are beholden to our whims regardless of our own stupidity.
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