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There is a lot of good advise so far and I would agree with most of it. I differ from many people by a desire to get a great deal on anything that I buy. My advise is get a good survey as the others point out. My surveyor gave me some of the best advise that I have heard in some time when he said that the survey was between him and me and what I did with it was my business. He said that I did not need to tell the seller or broker what he said. My boat missed the price by $400. so I could walk away from the deal. The broker wanted to know what the survey said, I would not tell him. He said that he could try to work out a deal if he only knew how much it would be. I gave him the deficiency page and said that I was not sure that I wanted to buy the boat. I did not mean a word of it. After a couple of days of the broker making me crazy I made a cash offer for $29000. less and he took it. The next day I was a boat owner. A survey is very good idea on many levels and can save many dollars in unforseen expenses and can be used as a negotiating tool. Like you I do not like to spend money if I don't need to but a survey is not a area I will skimp on.
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