Inspector Gadget

The house inspection yesterday uncovered a lot of electrical problems in the house. Lots of knob and tube (which makes insurance companies run the other way), live wires poking out of the ceiling in the basement, poorly run wires in the kitchen and other fun stuff.

The listing claimed upgraded electrical, but I don't think that replacing a light switch constitutes an upgrade. So we've asked for less money to cover the costs, or for them to do it themselves, which we will have inspected. Apparently they aren't happy because they claimed to have spent thousands of dollars last year on upgrading the wiring. If that's true they got ripped off. Our home inspector described the wiring as very "amateurish". Yikes.

Back to the bargaining table. We're prepared to pull out of the deal if they don't budge.

Update: We've hit a deadlock and moved the final date to Monday at 6:00. No agreement by then == no deal. What a pain in the ass.