If it doesn't work, you've tried your best and learned not to try to change the major terms of the deal mid-way as that does make sellers feel they have been scammed, even if that's not what you intended, and they usually do not react well to that.   

We have also encountered an attitude among some City staff that as long as a builder company continues to stay in business, it must be profitable enough that it can absorb the ever increasing burden of City regulation and fees.The fallacy with these fees is the builder has to pay for the cost but the community as a whole is the beneficiary.

While there are a few preliminary inspections for underground work, sewers, etc, the pre board inspection is the 'big one' in terms of the amount of work to be reviewed all at once.Here is a list of what is inspected at the pre board phase: Electrical - all wiring in the house is exposed and can be examined easily by the inspectorPlumbing - drainage, venting, water lines and other elements are looked atGas - a pressure test is shown to the inspector to show the connections are not leakingFireplace - the install and mainly the venting of the fireplace is inspectedMechanical - the furnace, ductwork and return air installation is reviewedBuilding - the structure, engineered work, soil bearing report and sulphate test, radon gas penetrations, fire barrier and many other minor items can be reviewed hereThis multitude of inspections can be helpful to identify any of the countless mistakes or omissions the builder can encounter during the construction process.

Let's hope this is the end of the cold as we need to make some progress.post 22 - subdividing costsOne of the unexpected costs a builder may encounter when working on a semi detached project is the fee to subdivide.

It represents another progress milestone.Post 39 - stupid criminalsWe had an encounter with stupid criminals yesterday.

Has anyone encountered this situation?

I don't post on craigslist much anymore because I find people are a little leery of it because there are so many scams on there.  

Cash only is a way to scam people into not doing proper due diligence or get an appraisal.

Unfortunately, today I might have encountered my first disappointing experience on BP.

For a young professional getting started is one of the most challenging moments I had to encounter.