[capt lar]

The only people that have a copy of the report are the surveyor and the potential buyer. A broker would know what killed the deal, but usually would not have the report. The broker would give you the name of the buyer that walked and you could offer to buy the survey, usually at 30% to 50% of initial cost. Sometimes the broker may get the dead buyer to give him a copy. The broker asked me if I would when I walked on a boat this Fall. I said sure - for $300. The next buyer may want to offer me $ for that survey. If I just handed it over, any chance of recoop would be lost. Other guy's surveys make good reading, but since you did not attend the survey and probably do not know the surveyor, you may not learn much. A typed report is much different than being there and having all those extra conversations. They aren't in the report. You should plan to take notes.

Larry