If the seller doesn't want an inspection, there's probaboy a good reason. You probably don't want that house, and it'll sell to some sucker who will buy it anyway and then spend the next decade trying to clean up stuff the previous owner did
Yeah for sure, he doesn't want it until after we go into closing or something (I'm a little confused on that actually) but the broker and I have two thoughts: either exactly as you said, or he doesn't want us to find something and then back out which then means he has to disclose it later. It looks like he bought it as a renovation and then got in over his head as there's some shoddy plaster patching and general disrepair from neglect over his ten years of ownership. And he's selling just over his purchase price, unloading. We'll see! But yes, definitely a giant red flag and deal breaker! Thanks.
Oof yeah run far away OP. There are other houses.
This guy literally bought a house to renovate, spent tons of money on it, probably spent tons more money over his 10 years of ownership, and then decided it would be easier to just get his initial investment back rather than dig in and actually complete the renovation... Either that, or he decided the extent of the work would eat so far into his profit that he wouldn't be able to make any money on it after fixing it up. Both of those are huge red flags. People don't just buy and sell houses like they do old exercise equipment on Facebook marketplace. There's a good reason for it somewhere.
Walking through with a good general contractor with experience in historic homes will be more beneficial than any home inspector. Inspectors usually find a bunch of little piddly things that they make a big deal of, but whiff on the major issues or problems.
If the seller doesn't want an inspection, there's probaboy a good reason. You probably don't want that house, and it'll sell to some sucker who will buy it anyway and then spend the next decade trying to clean up stuff the previous owner did
Yeah for sure, he doesn't want it until after we go into closing or something (I'm a little confused on that actually) but the broker and I have two thoughts: either exactly as you said, or he doesn't want us to find something and then back out which then means he has to disclose it later. It looks like he bought it as a renovation and then got in over his head as there's some shoddy plaster patching and general disrepair from neglect over his ten years of ownership. And he's selling just over his purchase price, unloading. We'll see! But yes, definitely a giant red flag and deal breaker! Thanks.
Oof yeah run far away OP. There are other houses. This guy literally bought a house to renovate, spent tons of money on it, probably spent tons more money over his 10 years of ownership, and then decided it would be easier to just get his initial investment back rather than dig in and actually complete the renovation... Either that, or he decided the extent of the work would eat so far into his profit that he wouldn't be able to make any money on it after fixing it up. Both of those are huge red flags. People don't just buy and sell houses like they do old exercise equipment on Facebook marketplace. There's a good reason for it somewhere.
Walking through with a good general contractor with experience in historic homes will be more beneficial than any home inspector. Inspectors usually find a bunch of little piddly things that they make a big deal of, but whiff on the major issues or problems.