I thought we’d have finalized upgrade pricing by the end of last week, and since I worked from home Friday, I figured I’d give the sales office until Monday since they’d probably call m at work. Well, no message on Monday morning so I called and asked for the sales person I was working with. She said they were still waiting, but said also that they’d come up with a new contract. I asked about the contract we signed and what the deal with that was – i.e. was it voided, etc? She promised to call back by the end of the day. Guess what.
Tuesday I called again and ended up first talking to one of two sales managers. I told her that I was calling about final upgrade pricing, that I was told we’d have it by the end of last week, and that as far as I knew this was the last thing we needed before we were able to close. I also mentioned the contract thing, and she said, “Oh, yeah, we redid the contracts.” I ask “So does that mean the old one is void?” “Yeah, I guess so.”
At this point, we’re pretty sure purchasing this place would be a bad idea. If they’re doing things like changing the contract and taking forever with things that should’ve been taken care of long ago, my bet is that they’re not going to be terribly swift if something happens during the first year (we’d have a one year warranty) – something like the fridge dying. Even if we end up changing our minds, we’re not signing anything until the developer is actually starting to close because I don’t want the contract changing again.
As upset as I was all day yesterday, I got home to find something even more disturbing – they were doing final inspections for the fire systems yesterday, and were entering apartments to inspect the alarms that had been installed. I came home to find my front door unlocked. WTF?!?! I left a message on the sales office's machine but have not yet gotten a call back.
The whole not purchasing thing caused quite a bit of anxiety for me yesterday, as I was really looking forward to owning something, but in the housing market we’re in it’s just not possible unless between the two of us we start making considerably more. I got to the point yesterday that started looking for other side jobs, but then realized that a) my salary isn’t bad, b) with my church gig I do have another regular side job and I do make more singing if I can pick up extra gigs, c) I value things like being able to volunteer with the Kindergruppe and other groups at club, d) I’m too busy to keep my small apartment clean as it is, and e) we’re careful with our money, but don’t think it’s worth it to give up the things that make life enjoyable…like having wine a few times a week (we drink the $4 a bottle stuff most of the time) or our opera tickets (which, when you break it down only cost about $30 a month anyway). Worst thing is, I know my grandmother is going to give me a really hard time about this – I keep having arguments with her in my head in preparation of having to defend myself.
Thanks for listening to the vent – this whole thing is just frustrating.
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Though I have no experience in any of this (not even my parents own anything), I have the feeling that you are reaction completely correct. I would've freaked out if I came home to an open apartment. How did they have a key?!
Um... sounds fishy. They still to give you 24hr notice to enter the property! WTF! I would totally wait until things get closer to finalization before signing something. Also make sure that you get the original contract or at least see it shredded. They could come back on you if they still have it... even though they "re-did" them.
yeah, changing contracts randomly with no notice is total BS. that's just not professional.
Have you looked at other condos to consider?
what happens if you don't buy- do they kick you out?
Problem is, we'll be getting our condo for just under $175K when all is said and done. For a 1070sf, 2BR, 2bath in our area, that's incredible - newer developments are starting at 350K for that size, and the custom ones are going for half a mil. If we weren't getting the price we were getting, we couldn't buy anything anyway.
Because we live there we're getting a break - units on sale to people who aren't tenants are 20K+ more than we're getting them for.
They did give us notice that they were coming in - the problem is that they didn't lock the friggin' door!
grr, that's really crappy. Esp b/c it sounds like ya'll were up for a FABULOUS deal :( I'm sorry. Drink some more wine. Hell, drink a bottle each, it's only $4 each. ;)
off the topic on apts having to give 24 hour notice to enter an apt...Last summer pipes from dude above me start leaking. I call maintanence. They check it out. Then tell me it'll be one day before they can do anything b/c they have to give the upstairs tennant 24 hours notice to enter his apt and fix the pipe. WTC? I thought there were clauses specifically for emergencies and must give 24 hours when reasonable.
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