Hi folks,I'm in the process of studying for my RE salesperson license in CA, a state which has a mandatory minimum time for training before taking the exam.

I will be calling DBPR monday to verify that my BS Mech Eng will allow me to sit for the exam.My next task is to find all the study materials that I can.

So while the seller may not be willing to make the repair since it was sold "as is" and you then do have the repair/walk decision, your EM is refundable as the property condition has materially changed compared to what your offer was based on.

so first find out whys he is wanting to sell and what your plan is. are u going to wholesale, flip, keep as rental, lease option or whatever. do u have cash or have it lined up. understand every seller says there house needs 2-2500 in work seen some that was told that and talking to him he said thats what the material would cost. so find out how he arrived at the number and what it consit of. you can call me and i can walk you through the basics. 260-440-0402

I am currently studying to get my Real Estate license and looking forward to creating a great living through real estate.

I'd write up orders and hand my pad to my customer and say "here, check my figures".Having a contractor/customer check my figures was a pretty slick way to shift responsibility of room sizes and material amounts to them and there were never any surprises as to costs.

Unfortunately, I think I'll have to wait until after April 15 to sit down with him.We'll have to sit down and study your replies thoroughly.

I ended up having a couple self imposed delays on things like materials, colors, finish items that could have been avoided by better up-front planning.

Siding doesn't cost all that much for materials, $1 a square foot or less.

building materials getting more expensive so replacement cost will go up propping up existing home prices?