This whole situation is strange. The appraiser thing is the most strange, although it gives us bargaining power at the end of the deal, should we decide we still even want the house. The conflict of interest created by using the seller's appraiser (which we didn't even find out until after the appraisal was already done- very shady) should give us some leverage, one way or another.
And, of course, when we tell our friends and family about the situation, all sorts of red flags go up. It's very strange that this is so difficult. People buy fixer-uppers all the time. The house isn't even in that bad of condition. It's structurally sound and really just needs cosmetic work and a lot of time put into it. Yet if a house could be treated like a leper, this house is certainly being dealt with in such a mannter. We don't really understand what the deal is.
After discussing it at length, we've decided that there must be something else funky going on with the house, something we don't know about. I'm not talking about dead bodies or vengeful spirits or anything, although that could be interesting. No, we suspect that there's something legal going on. We're going on a quest on Monday to try and figure out what's up with the house. Hello, county records. Here we go.
You go Nancy Drew! Remember- her father was a lawyer.
ReplyDeleteLet's just hope it isn't a murky title- those are ugly to clear up. But good to know now!