The Shoutbox
I hear Lamar's voice: "potty, potty, POTTY!"

Doom: Knee Deep in the Shit
One upside of home ownership; when you clean up potty water, you can take solace in it being your potty water.
So upon closer look at the report and talking with people I am not as JWF as I thought. Here's to hoping I get a FHA appraisal coupon.
Romex? What an unfortunate name. Makes me think of a knock-off Rolex.
It’s Romex wring. I bet the house is just missing a grounding rod is all.
Just got done messaging someone in regards to When You Are Engulfed in Flames and you popped up
We will see. I’d like to get the house cheaper but yeah, I also don’t wanna burn alive in it either.
Big fan of a coupon. Only way to shop at Krispy Kreme.
Originally Posted by John McClane
Inspector hasn't made the report yet, but when he does he is sending it to my agent and then I'll talk with her. I don't think there's much room to wiggle, tho. Not without losing the deal that is, and I really want this house. I'm just going to be up to my elbows in petty **** for a couple months before I actually move in.
Our sellers *had* to lower their price because the appraisal came back lower than the price we had agreed on with them. Couldn't get a mortgage for more than the appraisal number, so they had to either decrease the price or walk away from the whole deal. And since we were the only truly interested party at the time, they lowered the price below what we'd offered and they had already accepted.

It felt like getting the house with a coupon.
Knob and tube wiring? Especially if someone's been tinkering with it? I'd hope your inspector will mention stuff like that since it's a huge safety issue. Huge. Trust my electrical engineer husband, who had to rewire much of our large Victorian after we moved in due to remaining knob and tube and also just piss-poor wiring by the previous owner, a contractor who should have known better but whose skill set did NOT include electrical or plumbing issues.