05/27/2026
Most inspection negotiations go sideways for one reason.
Agents send the response before they’ve talked to their client about strategy.
The buyer hands over a 40 page report. The agent reacts. Sends a request for everything. Now the seller is defensive, the listing agent is annoyed, and the deal is one bad email away from dead.
Before you send anything, have a 10 minute conversation with your buyer. Three questions:
→ What would make you walk from this house
→ What would you live with if you had to
→ What do you actually want the seller to fix versus credit
Now you have a strategy, not a list. You know what’s a deal-breaker, what’s a nice-to-have, and what’s a number conversation instead of a repair conversation.
The response writes itself after that. And the other side can tell the difference between a buyer with a plan and a buyer with a complaint.
This is what good TC support looks like behind the scenes across PA, NJ, and DE.
Save this one for your next inspection period.