06-27-2010, 12:10 PM
When discussing realtors I can only say that John Dirgo has the patience of a saint, a deep, deep well of knowledge and expertise, and was willing to show us as many houses as we had to look at, until we found the one for us. Then he had to keep us calm during the closing process which was super drawn out and frustrating because it was a bank repo.
The quick and dirty on bank repos is: what you see is what you get (maybe), you will get no meaningful disclosure, you have to meet all deadlines, but the bank doesn't (and won't) and closing dates were flexible at their end but not ours. Oh, and the left hand will have no clue what the right is doing, we had offers rudely turned down by people at the bank, and then a different party at the bank dropped the price below our offer, twice! We finally paid $10,000 less than our initial offer. Our house had not been trashed, but the cheapo painters hired by the realtor to repaint the inside did a crappy job and we had to spend a week cleaning before we could move in.
After looking at a lot of repos I would say that repos that were rentals or investment properties tend to not be trashed, but some homeowners who are being foreclosed on take it really personally. We saw missing pumps and pressure tanks, punched out sheet rock, ripped up carpet, plumbing and light fixtures removed, every cabinet, closet, and room door taken, and in one house pepto bismal pink paint splashed across beautiful oak cabinets and most of the walls. There are good deals on foreclosures, just know it will not be a simple or quick process going in.
Carol
The quick and dirty on bank repos is: what you see is what you get (maybe), you will get no meaningful disclosure, you have to meet all deadlines, but the bank doesn't (and won't) and closing dates were flexible at their end but not ours. Oh, and the left hand will have no clue what the right is doing, we had offers rudely turned down by people at the bank, and then a different party at the bank dropped the price below our offer, twice! We finally paid $10,000 less than our initial offer. Our house had not been trashed, but the cheapo painters hired by the realtor to repaint the inside did a crappy job and we had to spend a week cleaning before we could move in.
After looking at a lot of repos I would say that repos that were rentals or investment properties tend to not be trashed, but some homeowners who are being foreclosed on take it really personally. We saw missing pumps and pressure tanks, punched out sheet rock, ripped up carpet, plumbing and light fixtures removed, every cabinet, closet, and room door taken, and in one house pepto bismal pink paint splashed across beautiful oak cabinets and most of the walls. There are good deals on foreclosures, just know it will not be a simple or quick process going in.
Carol
Carol
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb