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Should I pull out of house sale?
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Since we have been property hunting for our son I have been watching "Help! My House Is Falling Down". Its compulsive viewing and I'm sure I've learnt a lot. The main thing is everything costs more than the original quote of course its your fault for not factoring something in! If only I were a builder
Don't let your heart rule your head like our son is doing. I must encourage him to read these posts.0 -
That's part of the reason that I feel so bad about (maybe) backing out. As I mentioned in my original post, I had to wait two weeks for the vendor to respond to my offer and during that time I called the EA a few times for news (such was my enthusiasm) and generally made it known how much I wanted it etc etc and now...It'll probably look like I was just mucking about! :-S
It's good that you don't want to mess others about or even appear to do so, but buying a house is a business transaction, and for most of us one of the biggest and most stressful transactions that you ever make.
Far better to have someone think badly of you than to buy a lemon. Especially if you politely explain your (perfectly rational from what I can see) reasons for possibly backing out and they choose to get upset, that is their problem not yours.If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything0
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