I have seen this specifically come into play in markets where the threat of hurricane or flood is higher than normal.

My wife and I have been here since April this year, we lived in Italy before moving to North Carolina.Some of my hobbies include teaching people how to dance salsa, playing disc golf, hiking with my wife and dog, and learning.

But it is not customary to pay for an inspection without a signed around contract as others have stated.but if your going to play the low end game then its buy as is and set your price accordingly.

I'm contemplating just renewing my license and becoming a short sale listing agent and just offer the cash directly to the bank.at this point I think I'm just venting but my question really is...What do I need to do to play their game?

I feel the seller is playing games with me.

Maybe the play is to add 1000 sf at $350 a foot.  350K + 867K = $1,217K.  

However, I was playing golf with my attorney friend who owns a title company and he said that the Japanese Tax Code allows for 100% depreciation over 4 years if the apartments are mostly frame and are 25+ years old. 

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I also want to make it clear I am not someone that has hundreds of thousands of dollars to play with either.  

But I think that if you can calmly and coolly and methodically prove that the value is only $X, while he may reject your offer initially, so long as you maintain a decent relationship he will come back to you after it sits on the market for 6 or 12 months.Unfortunately, that is a waiting game you may not be willing to play and you will be dealing with somebody who is far more emotional than logical about the whole situation.