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Old 04-07-2025, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
It seems to me that whether or not a house is insurable is a pertinent fact that could be important to a prospective buyer. As a buyer, I would just include that as a contingency in the offer, or just include a 3-day delay for any reason. The seller can decide to accept or to reject the offer as presented. But, I don't see any reason to hide the purpose for the contingency.
But doesn't it stand to reason, as I've posted earlier, that the seller already knows the roof is a problem. They were offering 10K toward the roof. That basically means, "the roof needs to be replaced, we don't have the money to do it, but we will discount the house price so you can do it after you buy." I can't understand why the buyer would want proof the roof is fine if the seller already said it is not fine.