I’ve posted before about the interesting time we’ve had with the person buying our house. You might think that two months after the sale we’d be free of such problems. You would, of course, be wrong.
One of the conditions of the sale was that we would re-grade around the house so that water would more efficiently move away from the basement. We did this to a level we thought sufficient (using about 20 cu ft of dirt), but the buyer’s inspector disagreed. Unfortunately this was just before the closing date, so we agreed to escrow some money pending a further re-grading so that the sale could go ahead. Within a week of closing we redid the grading with an additional 140 cu ft of dirt. The buyer was present at the time, and was given every opportunity to point out flaws in the work, and we even left some dirt behind in case a top-up was needed.
Unfortunately it turns out this wasn’t quite enough to satisfy our buyer. From the person following this up for us in the US:
She pulled out all your shrubs which left holes so feels it was not properly graded.
Words fail me.
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“Bichana” might be appropriate here.
I can’t believe you didn’t anticipate that she would have done that.
What’s not logical about it? It’s totally logical. They are gaming the system: They’re taking advantage of the fact that you’re far away to get a few more bucks out of you. Logic aside, the egomanical insouciance is beyond amazing.
I am, despite the layers of cynicism, a fundamentally optimistic person, which leads me to expect good from people. I am, sadly, often proven wrong. I choose to remain optimistic.