Reviewing, Concessions

Late in the day yesterday I received the building inspection report on my home that was performed earlier in the week.  It was EXTREMELY detailed with more than 70 pages in the report.  In got into the minutia, if an outlet felt a little loose it was noted, if there was a a rusty bolt it was noted, it was nuts.  No wonder the guy was there so long.  Of course the two bigger issues of possible minor termite activity and a heat stressed wire to the hot water heater was also noted.  Along with the report was the buyers request to get a credit for these potential remediations.  We did the same thing on the house I am buying.

When I saw the amount they were asking as a credit it was pretty minor, less than a half a percent of the overall price of the home.  I talked to my realtor on the phone to see if we had any official back up offers that could give me leverage, we did not. So I told her I would just agree to the credit instead of countering back to save $1000 or so which seemed petty to me.  This absolves me from having to worry about anything that was noted, it’s their choice what do at this point.  I like that.

Last night I shot two videos, one reviewing a stick vacuum that was sent to me for free and another on a new accessory for my Sherman S.  Doing two videos on a Thursday night made for a late evening.

This morning I had two people show up shortly after 8AM at the house.  One was an appraiser for the buyer’s mortgage company and the other was someone from my pest control company.  When I first heard about the minor termite evidence  my knee jerk reaction was to call them.  Now that I agreed to the credit it’s no longer my problem but I still had them take a look.  He agreed it was very minor.  He told me that drywood termites take years to cause substantial damage, it’s the subterranean variety that are very destructive.  I got the quote for treatment but like I said, it’s not really my problem now although I will pass along the info if they want it.

I have a three day weekend ahead of me.  It’s a little bizarre how I find myself already sort of detaching from the house.  The importance of doing what I have always done to maintain the property is fading away as it soon will not be my property any longer.  It’s a strange feeling.  I still will find plenty of things to keep me busy.  I have been waiting for the final contingency on the sale to be met before I go full speed ahead with packing anything further. Life sure has felt weird in 2023.

Today is sweet Elsa’s 8th birthday.