Navigating the home buying process can be both frustrating and daunting if you aren’t experienced with these kinds of negotiations. I made the mistake of hiring a poorly rated real estate agent without doing any vetting on my part to make sure she was legitimate. This was a tough learning experience because she didn’t have my best interests in mind. I should have realized that she would prefer I pay more for a property because that would mean she would get more money for her work as well. She refused to negotiate for a better price on the condo I purchased at the time and I realized a year later that I had paid at least $30k more than it was worth. On top of that, the real estate agent had me use her special home inspector and he missed a number of things in his allegedly thorough inspection of the property’s interior. When I was ready to buy a house a few years later, I decided to do the negotiations on prices myself. I knew that the house I wanted had an HVAC system in it that was over 20 years old and I used that to my advantage. If an HVAC system is past the 20 year mark, that essentially means the machine has expired and the cost of a new one will have to be factored into the price if the property is listed for sale. I managed to get the house for $10k less because its air conditioner absolutely needed to be replaced immediately. This is an important thing to remember whenever negotiating a home sale.
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