Building Pest Inspection BEFORE making an offer

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  1. MissSwiss

    MissSwiss Active Member

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    Hi All,
    I'm new to this forum but wholly impressed by the activity here.

    Wanting to make an offer on an interstate property (QLD) which is quite old and in a fair state of disrepair. My husband and I can see a good amount of work that we need to put into it, but we suspect a building and pest report could potentially reveal a lot more. The advertised price is certainly far too high, so we will be offering significantly lower.

    What do you think of getting a building and pest report before making an offer? We feel that it will help to direct us in what sort of offer we should be making. I have a feeling that making a low offer straight up (with a building report to justify) might have more of an impact than making an offer and then trying to renegotiate.
     
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  2. jaybean

    jaybean Well-Known Member

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    Why not do it after. You can still pull out if it fails B&P.
     
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  3. FirstTimeBuyer

    FirstTimeBuyer Well-Known Member

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    We did the B&P after making an offer and was able to negotiate a reduction in the price based on quotes on the repairs for roof etc.
     
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  4. Mumbai

    Mumbai Well-Known Member

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    That...
    and That!
     
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  5. Jamie Moore

    Jamie Moore MORTGAGE BROKER - AUSTRALIA WIDE Business Member

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    Generally make it a condition of your offer. In QLD there's a spot in the contract where you can stipulate that the offer is conditional on a satisfactory building/pest inspection and finance approval.

    Cheers

    Jamie
     
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  6. MissSwiss

    MissSwiss Active Member

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    Ok great... I wasn't sure if I could get an awesome price straight up, or if it just wouldn't really make any difference.
     
    MissSwiss, 12th Apr, 2016
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