More likely they’ll ask for some amount of money back from the seller based on their belief about what repairs or w/e will cost them. (This is nominally different from “renegotiating the price” btw though functionally its the same thing.)

In response seller will either refuse outright or counteroffer a lower number, at which point the deal can go either way based mainly on how cucky/desperate the buyer is.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5242070&forum_id=2#45544519)

you're saying it's more likely that buyers will say, e.g., "siding needs repairs and those will cost 10k, so knock 10k off the price"?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5242070&forum_id=2#45544546)

Again, highly unlikely they’ll walk away on the spot post-inspection unless there’s like a giant hole in the middle of the floor (or something similarly bad) you’ve managed to hide from them so far.

You might just need to be ready to give them what they ask for in cash back, definitely possible they will walk if you fight tooth and nail over what will probably be a few thousand bucks at that point.

And yes your instinct is right, it is a bad look (and a matter of public record) for you/the house to have a buyer walk after going under contract.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5242070&forum_id=2#45544558)

given that, i'm ready to negotiate on cutting some cash off the deal. already gave them a SWeet seller-financed deal (5% interest).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5242070&forum_id=2#45544565)

Still pretty unlikely though IMO. If that happens and causes the deal to fall through:

a) you’re a moron for not at least checking the place out (and/or or better yet getting your own inspection done by someone local, which you still might want to do if you have time) before listing it if you really haven’t seen it in a year

b) you’ll have a better excuse/explanation than most sellers who lose a buyer due to inspection issues, especially if you can get whatever issues fixed for the next buyer or whoever. (Just say you hadnt been there in a year but now you have and everything is ship shape and here are the receipts.)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5242070&forum_id=2#45544583)

Again it’s rare (tbh i’ve never heard of it happening once) that a buyer just walks immediately based on an inspection without giving the seller a chance to put up cash to save the deal. If the buyer is a person/family who will be the actual occupant (vs. Blackrock or some other “investor” or landlord or w/e) they are going to be emotionally invested in the deal closing at that stage and have a hard time walking away unless they feel like you are a real asshole and/or trying to rip them off.

Is there any way you can go look at the place before the inspection happens or ask someone else to (ideall with you on facetime or w/e?) Might give you some peace of mind for the moment and also help you assess the reasonableness of whatever requests/demands for cash back are coming your way.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5242070&forum_id=2#45544605)

i've had people look at it from the outside and report that, fwiw, it's still there!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5242070&forum_id=2#45544613)

What is this place like? what's it worth, what are the utilities like?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5242070&forum_id=2#45544676)

it's on septic and has solar + generator energy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5242070&forum_id=2#45544708)

My parents have a cabin that is on the grid, but the heat is wood with electric baseboard as something of a backup. They use the electric to keep the place from freezing when they aren't there, but they burn wood when they are there in the winter.

Wood is a real chore.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5242070&forum_id=2#45544748)

(I’m assuming you’re taking a totally DIY approach based on info ITT, if you have a realtor you should fire and perhaps sue or at least beat the shit out of them for not advising you to get an inspection done before listing, plus about 50 other very obvious and standard things to protect your negotiating position that it sounds like should have happened but didn’t.)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5242070&forum_id=2#45544750)

I’m also surprised any buyer would put an offer in without reviewing a recent seller-commissioned inspection first (especially if they never even viewed in person…this sounds like a supremely irregular situation on a lot of levels.)

Also surprised any realtor would agree to be a seller’s agent on a house where the condition is basically totally unknown until after the house is under contract and someone finally does an inspection.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5242070&forum_id=2#45544785)

Like guy above said it would be surprising if they just instantly walk (as long as the place doesn’t have severe problems), but to whatever extent you’re unwilling to lose them as buyers, they have all the leverage at the moment.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5242070&forum_id=2#45544826)

Have you asked any of these questions or expressed any of these concerns to your “realtor” yet? If not, what are you paying him for? If so, what was the reply?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5242070&forum_id=2#45544859)