The inspection came in, need further estimates within 10 days?

[Ryan DeRobertis]

Hey all,

A frustrating situation I (first time residential home buyer) am in;

Our inspection came in on a 2 story 1500 sq foot 1920s house(as-is) in Roxborough with 2 major concerns:

1. Basement - Joint rot that was addressed by adding vertical supporting beams towards the end of each joint (but they lack 'snowshowing' at the base and might be advisable to add additional for support)
2. Electric - Knob/tube wiring and 0 grounded outlets through entire the house

The issue is our inspection doesn't have an estimate, only a recommendation to get an additional specialist inspection for that to obtain an estimate. We need those estimates to negotiate credits with the seller and are within the 10 day period to close or not close. Without any estimates, I feel weak in my position to ask for credits.

Being Thanksgiving week, electricians and contractors are not responsive. Any thoughts on how to proceed? I sent out half a dozen texts to recommended electricians and am about to call as business hours open. Who might be best to contact for the basement issues?

Stressed. Any thoughts?