My mortgage broker in Omaha told me 'the inspection report is a negotiation tool, not a deal breaker' right before we found a cracked foundation.

That one piece of advice (from a coffee shop meeting last month) kept me calm enough to get the seller to cover 8 grand in repairs instead of walking away, so what's the best piece of home buying advice you've gotten from a pro?

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3 Comments

faith_thomas22d ago

Spot the experts who see past the surface.

jordanblack22d ago

My realtor in Phoenix always said to budget an extra 5% for the stuff you can't see in the listing photos.

the_faith22d ago

Honestly, my inspector in Austin found old termite damage everyone else missed. Tbh that report saved me from a money pit.