Originally Posted by
Joe Thomas
My realtor asked if I had an inspector in mind, and I said I didn't know any. So he said he could call one and get one started soon. I agreed and he set up a time for the inspection.
Originally Posted by
Joe Thomas
I knew I would get some flak wandering into the lion's den for help, so thats okay.
Joe,
I would not consider it flak that you are getting (not overall, anyway), but that you are getting "an education" and "street smarts".
First lesson (for almost everything): Don't let the person who is to gain financially from the deal direct you to someone who can cause that other person grief with the deal.
That was part of the 'your fault part'. As was the 'I didn't get a copy of the report part'. I was in the business for over 16 years and I only had a couple of people *not realize* that 'not getting a copy' was a bad idea.
As for the inspectors fault, I am sure there is enough to go around, but without seeing the report and the physical property, it would be hard to stated that categorically.
As for the agent - BOTH AGENTS - they should *buy the house back from your and make you whole*, meaning you get everything you paid and everything you put into the house. Talk about the "appearance" of collusion and fraud, that just makes my head spin.
Your attorney should not forget to include those two agents, their brokers, and everyone else in the chain of command over them. They should have known better. They should have been taught better. They should have had better supervision not to allow that.
You also need to realize that most inspectors here on this forum are here because we want to better ourselves, and that those who do not participate in forums like this (or at least lurk and read) are not necessarily out to make themselves better inspectors.
Finally, a real estate agent acting as the inspector??? In the same office as the agent involved in the deal??? One is bad enough, both is insane.