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My husband and I have been looking to buy a bigger home on and off for a while. We put a few offers on some houses but we always ask for inspections - every other contingency is waived. Every time, my agent tells us we’re most likely not going to get the house, because the only offers she sees getting accepted are those waiving inspections, too. We stopped looking for a while after a few rejected offers, but I saw a house coming on the market soon that was pretty much close to perfect in what i want in a house, so I asked my agent to go see it.
I know in most areas, there’s a ton of competition, but my agent basically told us if we’re not waiving inspections, there’s probably no point in seeing it because we’re not going to get it, and also, that’s not changing anytime soon in our area (she didn’t say it this bluntly but this was the gist).
She offered to set up a showing and bring along an inspector to do a “walk and talk” inspection. How close is this to a real inspection? Is this a good compromise or are we still putting ourselves at major risk by basically buying a house with no ‘real’ inspections?
My husband and I aren’t in a huge rush to buy, we’d just love something bigger since we have a 1 year old and a second on the way, but it’d also suck to wait it out like 3 years and be in the same position and probably spend even more on a house since they’re going to keep appreciating, so I’m trying to weigh all options.
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Would you do a “walk and talk inspection” in lieu of an actual inspection in an extremely competitive market?
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I know in most areas, there’s a ton of competition, but my agent basically told us if we’re not waiving inspections, there’s probably no point in seeing it because we’re not going to get it, and also, that’s not changing anytime soon in our area (she didn’t say it this bluntly but this was the gist).
She offered to set up a showing and bring along an inspector to do a “walk and talk” inspection. How close is this to a real inspection? Is this a good compromise or are we still putting ourselves at major risk by basically buying a house with no ‘real’ inspections?
My husband and I aren’t in a huge rush to buy, we’d just love something bigger since we have a 1 year old and a second on the way, but it’d also suck to wait it out like 3 years and be in the same position and probably spend even more on a house since they’re going to keep appreciating, so I’m trying to weigh all options.
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Would you do a “walk and talk inspection” in lieu of an actual inspection in an extremely competitive market?
Continue reading...