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Hi,

We are close to making an offer on a 2br condo unit in a 3 unit brownstone. We had the inspection this evening and the overall rating was between average and above average.

We are close to the asking price of the place and the seller broker is refusing to budge with the asking price.

The big ticket items following the inspection are:

* New water heater: $1500
* 6 new windows: $6000
* Roof replacement in next 5 years: $5000
* The big one…facade renovation: 20k-100k.

Now, I understand the roof is long term, the windows and heater are not huge issues, however, the facade piece is a bit scary. Basically, from the outside the two large column pieces are in quite bad shape (flaking, a bit cracked and a bit worse for wear!). The inspector said to leave it for another year will mean the 20k will become 30k to fix. Thing is, not sure if the 20k means that will take care of it, but it just won’t look as nice as spending 100k.

Anyway, first time buyer and not really experienced in this and just looking for some advice. Like I said, the seller doesn’t want to budge on the price, even following the inspection..and I’m unsure what to do next.

Am I being unfair with looking for an adjustment?

Are these sort of things typical when buying into a place like this?

Thanks for reading this somewhat of a ramble