House appraised $1K over final sale price, so I'm good to go. Closing on August 15 :) - Fri Jul 4 2008, 19:52
Is there any way I could see what properties have sold for near by, or is that only accesible to the appraiser/realtors? My agent keeps saying not to worry because she thinks the house is underpriced. My bank did not mention anything about flags, just that they might ask someone else to cover the difference should it not appraise (seller or buyer). - Fri Jun 27 2008, 13:11
Thank you for all the responses.
I talked to my agent, and she took me through the Waukesha County website and the arial view of the lots. We found the lot for the property and there seems to be enough space to build a 2 car garage (also looked at aerial views from google and virtual earth). She said because the building permit must be requested by the owner who will actually build the garage, it's very unlikely the seller will provide such permit at this time.
I'm not sure how to work this into the offer, so that I don't get screwed afterwards by the City not approving the garage construction.
BTW, I don't want the seller to build the garage for me, I just want them to provide signed proof by the City that it can be built in the future. - Fri Jun 13 2008, 12:13
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