...what they can get away with. When I worked in real estate, I'd see listings that when new, would bat away offers of $list price - 30%, but might end up taking them 6 months to a year later.
How was the offer written? $offer amount subject to inspection? Or $offer amount + "laundry list"? If it's the former, then that's a really underhanded move toward the more obvious stuff like the garage door. Inspection clause is customarily supposed to deal with stuff that's less obvious (like the heating system, roof leaks, pest inspections, etc). - not as an additional opportunity to browbeat on obvious or cosmetic stuff.
However, in a declining market they may feel they have you by the shorties anyway. Or they could just be asking for all they can just to see what they can get- worse you can do is say no. Pick your financial line in the sand and stick with it. |
