should always hire an exterminator to investigate the house, particularly for termites. If you make such a massive investment in a new home, the small price of precaution is worth it. The stories continue endlessly. I recently met a woman at a café with an incredible first-time buyer story. I overheard her conversation, so I decided to step in and ask about it. Sue and her fiancé were searching for their first home to buy before their wedding. They had been told about a great real estate agent they wanted to call home in the city, so they looked him up to ask for help finding the right home. The problem was that the only praise they heard about him was from clients who had hired him to sell homes, not from home buyers. The agent met up with Sue and her fiancé to go over different homes he had on his list, and then it was time to take a trip around town to see them. There was one home that he talked profusely about, and so they went in person to take a look. Sue and her fiancé knew what good quality was, so they could immediately see that there were problems. The basement doorway was weak, the upstairs bathroom floor bounced, and the light switches in the hallway seemed to pop and flicker. Although very nicely painted, this house didn’t fool them. When confronted with these concerns, the agent replied that they could fix them later. Although their gut told them not to move forward with making a purchase, they agreed to a $10,000 price reduction and took the house.
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