Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Obviously he doesn't know better. When I was (briefly) considering
>> selling my house the real estate agent told me I'd have to repair the
>> wood rot (some of the exterior trim has issues). That would also have
>> involved repainting the house. Both major expenses and would have been
>> my responsibility as the SELLER.
> Don't we have a "sell as it is" thing here? Owner doesn't want to
> improve anything, just sell. And buyer knows about the required
> things to fix. They pay less and fix up themselves. Is this not
> true?
>
> If a seller just want's to unload a house, there should be no
> govt requirement to fix things first as long as the problems are
> stated out front and the buyer agrees to it (and the reduced
> price)
Evidently it's in such bad shape that they can't get an occupancy permit
for it. He and his roommates are just grandfathered in but he has
killer window blinds!