All Forum Posts by: Ana Marie B.

Sorry no solution here, but just want to add that curry odor can be a huge issue. Case in point, I once stopped by an open house in the SF Bay Area (nice peninsula neighborhood) and the whole vacant SFR reeked of curry! I can tell the listing agent tried everything to mask the odor, but to no avail. House appeared in good condition (save the smell) and the poor house sat on the market for months!

(Note: This was back in 2010 however.)

@Jesse Smedley - LOL!!  Ok I'll just stop now then ... ;D

@Account Closed - Whoops I stand corrected! I just know both countries are south of North America! Still both lovely places. 

Congrats @Mark Houghton! Way-to-go!

Hola @Alejandro Bermudez! Welcome to BP! Great community here of helpful RE investors. I've personally received so much valuable tips here. Good luck and don't be afraid to post questions :)

PS - I love South America! Just spent a few weeks in Peru back in Sept. Hoping to visit Costa Rica next. Ciao!

Appreciate all the valuable insight! The seller's response arrived, albeit 2 days late, but it is here so I'm thrilled.  Just need to negotiate an item but otherwise good-to-go! Everyone's advice was spot-on!

Thanks @Charlie Fitzgerald.  Guess I knew that, but am growing impatient, as contract stipulations aren't being followed at this point.  Will have to sit and wait then, as we don't want to withdraw.  Thanks again!

Hi BP Folks!  My husband and I are in contract on an investment property as buyers, completed the inspection, and our agent submitted our repair requests timely. Contract specified that seller had 2 days to respond (yesterday was the deadline). Seller's agent said response would be in by end of day yesterday, but nothing as of 8pm. Our agent texted the seller's agent again who responded by saying the response will be in by tomorrow (today) AM...Still nothing as of 10 am now.

My question is, is this normal to not abide by contract stipulations? If seller doesn't want to do any repairs, they just have to say so on the form.  Any one ever experience this?  

Background - Though we're offering pretty much market rate for this SFR, we don't want to lose this property, as it's in a great neighborhood and we foresee appreciation. The inspection did reveal some minor to major issues but due to the fact that our offer doesn't constitute a "deal," we want the seller to make the repairs or provide some credit.

Makes sense @Sam Van Horebeek. Thx for your feedback!

Thanks @Adrian Chu! Appreciate your insight. Yes, we viewed several homes both south and north of Seattle and really liked the north this time around. Really hard to find deals as everything seems to get snatched up quickly.  We already own a rental in Ballard, but prices have shot up since last year so we needed to look a bit outside.