Originally Posted by amandasgramma

As old as the house is, be sure to put in the offer that it's contingent on you PERSONAL inspector looking it over. Then you have the option to deny it if he/she finds too many things that need fixing. As for her not "wanting to sell it"....that may be realtor talk for "I don't want to take such a low offer." Make an offer, make sure they take it to the seller and make sure you get copies of her acceptance or denial. I had a realtor say about the same thing to us....turns out she never took our offer to the seller and they sold the house a year later for $1000. less than what we offered!!! BTW - the realtor lost her license over that and a few other things.

Oh and the personal inspector doing that kind of inspection is NOT the dry rot/pest inspection that most lenders require. This one would go over plumbing, electrical -- EVERYTHING.