The furnace had a leak after all.
Today’s story shows how both buyers and sellers could be hurt.
The case in point was one where the issue of the inspection we required was the gas furnace. I was the agent for the buyer. We had an inspection completed. Our inspector claimed there was a gas leak in the furnace. The seller and his agent were at the inspection. The seller was certain this was wrong. He had just had the local gas company out to inspect the furnace and it passed.
We were concerned and were not going to go by the sellers inspection, even though he insisted. After discussion with the listing agent and seeing we were standing by our inspector another expert opinion was called in. Guess what? There was a leak. The furnace was replaced. The transaction closed just fine. No harm took place.
I wonder, as determined as the seller was, would a FSBO have fought like we did? Where would the flat fee listing guy have been? I have sold several houses listed by flat fee’ers. Not one has been there to assist his seller in cases like this.
What could have been the outcome with no agents, or sort of agents? What could have happened to the sellers in the next 30 days before closing?
Think about the seriousness of what you do to save money.
There are reasons, real reasons to use a professional that will be there for you on all fronts, not just the input into the MLS front.
Larry Cragun
PS: I will tell you, the seller was very apologetic, even grateful.
