*Glee*

So after I had written my post on Friday I get a call from John. The listing agent called him and said that the seller (bank) was willing to pay for half of the repair work. Which I guess meant that they wanted me to pay for the other half. On a house that I don't own. Which is ridiculous. Which is what John is telling me as he lines out his plan. He thinks we should send an email saying that if they don't agree to fixing the problem (re: sign the addendum) by noon on Tuesday we will pull our offer off the table. John's calling it a shot across the bow to get them moving, and he writes out an email and has me proof it and sends it in.

Now John is the nicest man ever. Calm and reasonable, funny and respectful...a great guy. And this email he wrote was *livid*. And it's funny, because the next day I'm talking to Jim, my loan officer, and he says that he and John had talked about it and agreed that Jim should play bad cop to John's good cop, so that the listing agent would still be willing to talk to at least one of them, but John's email is total bad cop. So Jim...takes it even further.

The email Jim wrote...genius. He totally calls people out for not disclosing the damaged pipes and for this ridiculous offer and for the crazy delays. He casually mentions that he's on two weekly radio shows that discuss the metro mortgage/housing industry and how maybe the listing agent should listen in today, and ends up the email by saying that the listing agent knows how to make this right, and he should just do it already.

Bad. Ass.

I am so glad these guys are on my side.

But I was still worried that it wasn't going to be enough. That these now several shots across the bow would not yield any results and we'll have to pull our offer and start over.

But...it worked.

John emailed me this morning, saying that the seller is having the work done, and it should be completed by the end of Wednesday. I'll be able to have my inspection, and the house will be appraised and everything else is already in place. The credit side of the loan is done, the title work is done, I have insurance lined up. Just need the inspection to be clean and the appraisal to come in for enough value. I...am so gleeful.

If anyone out there needs a realtor or a loan officer - John and Jim are your guys. They are amazing.