An As-Is Contract is Not a Hostage Situation There’s a nifty little fail safe when writing an offer on real estate, the as-is with the right to inspect contract or the as-is with the right to inspect addendum. Depending upon what side of the fence you’re on it’s generally meant as a form of protection [...]
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Condo Inspections, AS-IS Contracts and Nit Pickery It’s mail day! There have been a variety of question regarding home inspections from both buyers and sellers. Here’s the latest and greatest from the mail bag that I’m able to squeeze into six-hundred-ish words or less: Question: The home we’re interested in is offered as-is with the [...]
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Trusting Google More Than Your Real Estate Agent? It’s absolutely no secret that there is a myriad of unexpected things that can go wrong in a real estate transaction these days. It’s just the unexpected surprises that catch everyone off guard. The transaction terrorist in today’s episode is the home inspector. Not just any home [...]
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Appliance Repair in Bonita Springs and Estero, Florida. Second oppinions about appliance repairs, too.
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The Aftermath – After the Warranty Expires The last couple of home or condos that I’ve sold have all had one thing in common. They’ve been fairly new, not lived in or barely lived in and nearly every defect that showed up during the home inspection was defective from the day the property received its [...]
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Chinese Drywall Checklist I received the contents of this post in an email and thought the signs of Chinese Drywall was so well documented that it was worth sharing on the blog. The photo examples are superb. If you suspect your home has Chinese drywall you may find a few ways to self test the [...]
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Outta State Plates Bonita Bound Just another day today was. That’s the best I can do in Yoda speak. What’s even more stupid is the fact that I don’t *do* Star Wars. Sorry Mr. Spielberg. I think I picked up a little of Yoda rip off from Space Balls. Mel Brooks is more my cup [...]
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What is Your Source for Bonita Springs Real Estate Advice? There are a few things you can learn about the Bonita Springs real estate market by not talking to a real estate agent. Sure a real estate agent can tell you how things are and how good or bad the market is but there are [...]
The Naples Lemon House The last few Friday’s I’ve run photos of mailboxes for the “mailbox series” on my blog. Occasionally I’ll go out for a drive or just take a turn down a street to see if I can find a candidate for a post. While driving through the Vanderbilt and the Naples Park [...]
As-Is with The Right To Inspect | Bonita Springs Real Estate Sometimes homes in Bonita Springs are sold “As-Is”. What is an “As-Is” sale? Well, it’s kind of what it sounds like. Typically the purchase offer is written on an “As-Is” language specific contract which also gives the buyer the right to have the home [...]
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