Haha, thanks! My blood was boiling, so it took a couple of deep breaths to calm down.

That's awesome to hear. I was once able to get my buyers $15,000 off the selling price to replace a flat roof because of the home inspection.

Why would you not trust a home inspector that the person you're trusting to help you buy a home suggests?

Getting closer to closing , my realtor agent seems to be more so working for the seller than me the buyer. We just recently started having doubts with her having our best interest at hand. But it’s too late in the process to swap agents So now I’m worried the inspector she suggested will possibly sugar coat some things to possibly help the deal go through smoothly. Since she’s worked with him several times in the past.

@@MelanadeBeauty get your own. Trust me. Don't feel bad about it. That's exactly what they do... sugar coat everything.

@@MelanadeBeauty where are you buying? I'm asking because I'm in Canada - Toronto, Ontario, and inspections can be different in other areas. Is your offer conditional on your home inspection?

Unless you have a designated Buyer’s Agent whom YOU hire, both the seller’s and buyer’s realtors work for and are paid by the seller in the US. If you think about it, with a realtor’s commission being paid by the seller, there is a definite conflict of interest. It’s wise to be cautious and aware.

I'm not sure where you live. In Ontario, there is no mandatory seller disclosure. It is up to the buyer to find out any potential problems with the house, ie, a home inspection (caveat emptor). If the buyer does not inspect the property before buying, and subsequently discovers patent defects, the seller cannot be held liable. This is because the buyer was responsible for discovering all patent defects before agreeing to buy. As for whether or not you can get the inspection fees reimbursed, I don't think so, but you can look at the cost of the inspection as insurance that you paid that may have saved you from buying a problematic house that would have cost tens of thousands to fix. I hope this helps, and I'm curious to know where you're located :)

@@mikelind_ca Im out of state buying a house in another. So there’s my first error. I was relying on my agent to be my eyes. I asked the sellers agent (as he was the first person I spoke to), if the house had any issues, as well as asked my agent 1000 questions about foundation, electrical, plumbing, termites, windows…pretty much anything I could think of and they all said they didn’t know. And they all did know! But I get what you’re saying. I have had bad experience after bad experience with agents. And I thought I had educated myself. It’s a fraudulent system…that’s my opinion.

I pretty sure in the States.. if the seller lies on the disclosure, u can sue in court. But thats assuming u bought the home and find out later. The disclosure is a legal binding document. I don't think u can get ur money back from an inspection..since they did their job. But u can def negotiate the cost of that inspection..having the seller pay for it..if u still wanted the home.

@@malex123 how did your agent know that there were foundation issues? If they did in fact know, and you can prove it, they can get into some serious trouble by their real estate board. At least that's the way it is up here.

@@mikelind_ca there was water in the crawl space/basement as well as patching on the concrete wall where someone tried to repair the leaking. The floor in kitchen has a soft spot and is slanting, as well as the bathroom. I didn’t find any of this out until the inspection. There were all kinds of signs the house has structural issues. Those were not shown to me on the FaceTime video. The sellers agent was in the house showing it. So for him not to know is highly suspect, or he is not doing his job. I specifically asked him about foundation issues because the house is 100 years old. He said there weren’t any that he was aware of. Would you have known? Had I know any of this, I would not have put an offer on the house, and wouldn’t have wasted money.

I appreciate your feedback ✌️. Is there any topic I could expand on from it?

You're absolutely right. Anything that you find to be a detriment, or unwilling to accept its condition in the inspection is grounds for you to walk away from a conditional offer.

I'm glad it helped :) Best of luck with your new venture!

Hi! Lakeridge Dr, is located in Centennial neighbourhood. This video highlights properties that sold in West Rouge. I'm considering expanding into Centennial. Would that interest you?

@@mikelind_ca of course! I'm pretty sure your previous videos covered the townhouses on Wharfside, which is directly behind Lakeridge

@@meili9075 I understand what you talking about. The video on wharfside was an illustration of poor selling strategy and not reading the market and was not part of my west rouge market review. I’m working on expanding the market reviews to centennial and a weekly look at interesting properties and an inside look. Could you be my test pilot? Send me an email [email protected] so I can show you what I will be talking about in the near future.

Thanks for the kind words, JP 007 - I really appreciate them and they are encouraging!

I'll never understand the need to complain on the internet 🤷‍♂️ No one cares. Especially me.

Yes it did sell for a bit more than I guesstimated. The market is all over the place right now trying to figure out if we are in a balanced market or still tilted towards sellers. I have a 3 bedroom 3 washroom townhouse listed up the street at 19 Portwine Dr.

It can be very discouraging for the homeowner seeing prices and demand change so dramatically over the span of a few weeks. It will sell but only if priced properly, and unfortunately there are many agents in Toronto that have never experienced a market like this. Thanks for watching and dropping a comment!

@@mikelind_ca Looks like it went for 1.074 mil. Just above what you predicted. I wonder if the buyer could have got it for less. I feel like they could have gotten away with 975k.

@@hensterino we can always wonder but we’ll never know the contents of an offer except for the final published price.

Sold prices can not be made public. House sigma allows you to see the sold prices only if you sign up for that service on their website. I provide the sold prices in a separate report that I can provide if you'd like?

Home prices, eh? :)

*Thanks for reaching out! :)* Here in Ontario, there are no rules about sellers giving buyers the chance to improve their offer. I always go through all the comparably sold houses with my buyers to come up with the best offer price. I let buyers know what I think it will take to buy a house and have them decide on what their maximum offer will be. If the seller sends their offer back for improvements, we talk about how much they're willing to improve or to keep their offer as is. It's not easy to buy a home in this market, but proper guidance goes a long way in being successful. I talk about listing vs selling price in this blog post: mikelind.ca/listing-vs-selling-price/ Feel free to reach out with any more questions. I'm more than happy to help :)

Thanks! I promise, they're getting better 😎

@@mikelind_ca subscribed sir I’ll be along for the ride !