More Crickets

I still have not heard one iota from the agent or her assistant regarding the 4-plex. Yesterday, my wife decided to call the office number and spoke to two different people: one was an agent and the other was the broker's secretary. She first talked to the agent, who told her they are all subcontracted by the broker and don't mingle in one another's deals, so she couldn't be of much help. She then talked to the broker's secretary. The lady pulled our file and told my wife that since our contract doesn't have an inspection contingency, we are on the hook to buy the property. WTF??? There is a clause in the contract that specifically says:

Buyer shall have all inspections performed within 10 working days of Seller's acceptance, or at such time as may be mutually agreed to by Buyer and Seller, of this Contract. Buyer shall provide Seller copies of all inspection reports obtained. If Seller does not agree in writing to correct any unacceptable conditions within three (3) days from receipt of such notice, Buyer may elect to terminate this Contract and all deposits shall be refunded.

Maybe it's just me, but I think this clearly states that I must send the Seller a copy of the inspection report and he has three days to say 'yea' or 'nay' about fixing the items, or I get my deposit back. Anyone see this differently? Keep in mind a later clause we both agreed on had to do with time not being of the essence, so the 10 day inspection period was flexible. My wife didn't have a copy of the contract when she spoke with the lady, so she didn't know exactly what it said. I told her later the lady didn't know what she was talking about, or had assumed we wanted our deposit back based solely on our review of the inspection report (and not the Seller's written response saying he would or would not fix the items).

Either way, the secretary said she'd have the broker call my wife that day (Tuesday). It is now Wednesday afternoon and neither f us have heard from him (or anyone else). I called his office at lunch today, and talked to the same agent, who basically told me the same thing she told my wife (they're independent, etc.). She, too, said she'd have the broker call me back. Still nothing.

What irks me is that my agent's assistant was returning emails consistantly up until about last Wed. I emailed her the inspection report on Fri, and followed-up with several emails and a phone call. Still nothing.

My wife's blood boils more than mine about these things, so she said she will call the broker back this afternoon if we don;t hear anything. She'll demand that the secretary give her the broker's cell phone number to either talk to him or leave a "nice" message. This whole thing just reeks of unprofessionalism, IMHO.

Tenant

I finally got hold of the tenant this am. She said she was out of town the past 5-6 days and got in late last night. I told her about my trip to the city offices, regarding the utility account that she still hadn't set up. She claims the day after I gave her the paperwork, her mother supposedly went there to set up the account. I told her it didn't sound like it based on my conversation with the city employee. She swears her mother set it up, and told me that her mother was currently out running errands, which included paying several different utilities, and that she would call me back to verify her mother did set it up. I didn't tell her then, but this Saturday when I see her to have the chimney sweep clean the chimney, I'm going to tell her that I'll be closing my account with the city, which means she will HAVE to set up an account or not have any water or sewer service.