Our house is currently on the market and we've had two buyers drop out of contract during option.
First ones offered three days after our house hit market and well above asking. Negotiated some repairs and things were well for a few days. Hours before option expired they cancelled, the wife (who lives out of country and had never even toured the house) woke up that day and decided it wasn't the right place for her.
It happens, chalk it up to her not having been there and have some sort of bond with the property.
Next buyers offer some days after and have another inspection completed. Nothing out of the ordinary is uncovered. They requested us to fund visits from a structural engineer, plumber, electrician, HVAC pro, and irrigation specialist to double check on all of these and fix accordingly. We agreed to have an HVAC pro come out and our realtor had a foundation pro that they have worked with in the past come out to check the structure, and he gave us a "clean bill of health". The buyer's realtor insisted they send another out, and of course he suggested some additional piers installed (though not vital according to him). We offered cash at closing, but only about 75% of the Foundation work estimate their guy provided, and they cancelled the contract.
Am I being too hardball on this? What do I need to do in order to have my foundation truly inspected/cleared/repaired since we have two conflicting messages?
With two inspections that show no major Electrical/HVAC/Irrigation/Plumbing issues is it reasonable to reject the funding of a majority of these "visits" from professionals?
Located in DFW if that helps.
First ones offered three days after our house hit market and well above asking. Negotiated some repairs and things were well for a few days. Hours before option expired they cancelled, the wife (who lives out of country and had never even toured the house) woke up that day and decided it wasn't the right place for her.
It happens, chalk it up to her not having been there and have some sort of bond with the property.
Next buyers offer some days after and have another inspection completed. Nothing out of the ordinary is uncovered. They requested us to fund visits from a structural engineer, plumber, electrician, HVAC pro, and irrigation specialist to double check on all of these and fix accordingly. We agreed to have an HVAC pro come out and our realtor had a foundation pro that they have worked with in the past come out to check the structure, and he gave us a "clean bill of health". The buyer's realtor insisted they send another out, and of course he suggested some additional piers installed (though not vital according to him). We offered cash at closing, but only about 75% of the Foundation work estimate their guy provided, and they cancelled the contract.
Am I being too hardball on this? What do I need to do in order to have my foundation truly inspected/cleared/repaired since we have two conflicting messages?
With two inspections that show no major Electrical/HVAC/Irrigation/Plumbing issues is it reasonable to reject the funding of a majority of these "visits" from professionals?
Located in DFW if that helps.