On Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 1:53:07 PM UTC-5, The Greatest! wrote:
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> > On 7/12/2017 12:46 PM, wrote:
> >
> > >>> And the $375 A/C repair today did wonders!! The first floor A/C is actually functioning as it should and keeping the first floor at 77F which is it's setpoint. And I even turned it down to 76F for nighttime! YUM!! And it does it easily now!!
> > >>>
> > >>> John Kuthe...
> > >>
> > >> That's kind of goofy. I would have made the sale contingent on the owners getting
> > >> their property in compliance.
> > >> That seems only right and natural.
> > >
> > > That's how it's normally done, or the seller reduces the price by what
> > > it would cost to comply.... however in my experience a property
> > > needing such extensive repairs takes so long to remedy and reinspect
> > > that typically the closing doesn't happen. It was very foolish for
> > > John to invest in the A/C before closing.... and having A/C is not
> > > required for a CO. But this is a rather strange deal as John lives
> > > there so is essentially renting with the option to buy (or first right
> > > of refusal), whereas in such a case it's normal for any future rent
> > > paid to be subtracted from the buyer's cost.
> >
> >
> >
> > Fixing the AC is probably the only thing I'd have paid for. If I'm
> > living there I want comfort while waiting for the closing.
>
>
> As it has been 100 degrees the last several days in St. Louis, having decent AC is essential, so...
>
> I've been to many warm places, but St. Louis in summer is the hottest I've experienced...simply unbearable.
>
>
> --
> Best
> Greg

I call The Midwest "The Armpit Of The Nation"!

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