We're first time homebuyers and we're currently under contract to buy a house that we like and believe to be fairly priced. We had inspections (they went very well) and the only real issue was a 2 or 3 foot section of recent termite damage to a sill plate. The termite inspector didn't seem too concerned about it, because termites are literally everywhere in this area. His reccomendation was to get the house termite treated and have a contractor look at the sill plate in order to get certifications.
We added the sill plate repair to the repair request and the seller initially signed off on repairing it, but now that the seller's contractor and termite people have seen the sill plate, the seller is saying the repair is unnecessary (according to their contractor and termite guys) and therefore no longer want to do it. The seller's agent is asking if we'd be OK with accepting a statement from their contractor and termite people saying that the repair is uncessary (we aren't).
Right now we're in the process of getting our own contractor out to check out the damage, just for independent verification and also to provide us an estimate of what having the section of sill plate repaired would cost us. If the repair really isn't necessary, then I don't care if the seller doesn't fix it - but if it is, then things are a little more complicated.
Are we adequately protecting our interests here or are there more steps we should be taking? We don't want to walk away over nothing, but we don't want to be blindly optimistic and set a pile of money on fire either. I'm a little disappointed they reneged on the repair, but I also understand there's an obvious profit incentive.
For the record, I don't believe the seller is trying to screw us over. I just want to make sure we're covering our bases and protect our interests.
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