How long has it been on the market? And how competitive is the market you're buying in right now?
couple months. extremely, most houses are gone in 1-3 days.
If market dictates that a house is gone within a week, and one is on the market for more than a month, there are some big red flags.
Water issues and foundation issues are/were deal breakers for me (though we are having pretty minor plumbing issues that we're consistently needing to fix). Even seemingly minor water issues can just take multiple meetings with a plumber to resolve.
For example, at my home, we noticed our master bath shower creating a small leak in the kitchen ceiling. One guy comes in, notices there's a gap in the drain, puts silicone in it, and tells us it will be good in a day. Day goes by, we test it, and it's still leaking. Another guy comes in, says they didn't seal the handle to the stone in the shower correctly, seals it, and we're testing it later today.
During the inspection, we had a leaky water pressure regulator, so we had the seller fix it. He did, but it created some massive vibrations/noise that you could hear from down the street whenever we used water in the kitchen. So, plumber comes in to fix the regulator. Sound gone, but the damn thing is leaking again so the plumber is coming back out tomorrow to fix the leak. Basically, after all of that nonsense, I'm back to square one.
Basically, what I'm saying, is that if there's water issues, I'd walk, because they take a freaking beautiful mind to fix. But that's just me. I am petrified of water issues, so take bit of advice into consideration.
