House News

We received some unsettling news...the sellers are trying to change the contract that we signed on the house. We had put in the contract that we would accept the house up to $750. Anything over that the seller was responsible for fixing or giving us the monetary value for. The inspector found misc. things like a leaky faucet, and windows that slammed shut, a non-working attic fan, etc., that added up to around $650. We also paid for a sewer cam inspection which found a hair line crack in the PVC pipe of the main sewage line. The bid for that came back around $1040. So all together that would be a difference of $920 the sellers would be responsible for. Their realtor called our realtor and said that the sellers felt the inspector was being too picky and favoring us so they aren't willing to pay the difference, but they would be willing to give us $750 dollars towards our closing costs and then we would be responsible for fixing and paying for all repairs. Excuse me? Let me back up and explain why this royally pisses me off (aside from the raging hormones.)

We went above their asking price. They asked for $124,900 we gave $125,500. We didn't ask for any of our closing costs to be paid. We paid for the home inspection, sewer inspection, and termite inspection. They also moved our closing from July 31 to July 24 which gave us one less week to pack and get things together. They haven't had to pay for crap yet. The only thing we have asked of them is to leave all appliances when they only wanted to leave the dishwasher and built in microwave.

So I called our realtor back and told him to tell them thank you for your offer. However, as much as we have cooperated with them thus far, we feel that this is an unfair offer and we would like to continue with the contract. They may either write us a check, or contribute $920 towards our closing costs. We have yet to hear back from our realtor. I'm willing to play hardball and tell them we will walk if the contract is not upheld. Jeff is willing to accept the $750. I don't think they will break the contract simply because our realtor told me the reason they had to push closing up the 24th is that they close on their new house the next day and need to prove that they have a sell to attribute for the money towards their new house. What do you guys think? Are we doing the right thing? What would you do?