I was left to pay $11k to water proof external wall and installing French drain. #1 : Do I have right to ask seller for covering any cost under special warranty deed? 

This shifts incentive for the realtors within LS from providing good service and bagging repeat business to just be aggressive in tagging properties.This is in stark contrast to the vendors who are not allowed to tag properties and thus always have an incentive to provide good service and gain repeat business.Remember you have already paid $10k, so you are going to work with the realtors within LS rather than external realtors.- LS uses a catch phrase "Real Estate is Easy, People are difficult" implying that RE is easy, you just need to be able to deal with various temperaments of various people involved in the sealing of a deal.

We have those fancy ones with external ice/water thingy.

Also, if you are looking for concessions when negotiating, a third party report helps.The UAR has a very good buyer's due diligence form which lists many external factors that you should also be considering like HOA, utility history, zoning, etc.  

An appraiser wants comps that are:- The same style - don't compare a two story with a basement to a ranch- The same age- The same condition- Same size- Same garage- Similar yard- similar "external obsolescence factors" such as being on a busy road or near power lines- same neighborhood (close but in a more or less expensive neighborhood isn't as good a comp as a house a little further away that's in the same neighborhoodFor every difference, the appraiser will adjust the comp up or down.

In Canada, closing costs typically are handled external to the mortgage, but the basic costs are similar.

Yea, RentRedi lacks the ability to even get the prior two landlords without having to use an external form.2.

Much like counting on appreciation, you are counting on an external factor to make this deal seem good.

Kind of like what happened to Elon at Tesla when he made some statement about his stock A bit different as that was an external SEC forced 36 month suspension vs what would have had his own board removing him.

Ultimately, make decisions that align with your goals and research rather than solely relying on external opinions.