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You are very perceptive. Making a very high offer then renegotiating down to the appraised value is an approach some buyers have used. Some might say it's a little…skeezy? But it's certainly leg…

Top stories for Long   Buyer made a very very aggressive/high offer on my house, then asked for an appraisal contingency once the offer was accepted. Is this a strategy by the buyer to negotiate after offer acceptance? Many bids were declined in favor of their high offer. Joe Parsons, Originating mortgages in the SF Bay Area for 32 years • Answered September 30, 2021 You are very perceptive. Making a very high offer then renegotiating down to the appraised value is an approach some buyers have used. Some might say it's a little…skeezy? ... Read more » 1.5K 118   What is the appropriate bedtime for a 17 year old? We send our daughter to bed at 8:30 p.m. on school nights, but what usually happens is that she stays up reading or finding other things to do, and she's usually up until 11:00 or later. Andria Duncan, Married 35yrs, mother for 34 yrs, sober for 30 yrs. • Answered March 3 8:30pm?? Surely you're joking. That would be a fine bedtime for a 5 yr old! A 17 yr old is quite capable of setting her own bedtime, and of dealing with the consequences if ... Read more » 4.9K   The United States Secret Service has, obviously, been politicized by Trump and his advisors. How can it be trusted to function without a complete cleaning? Bob Funk, former Member of the Technical Staff at Lucent Technologies • Answered October 16 I will let you in on something that isn't really a secret but isn't talked about openly. FBI agents, Treasury agents, Secret Service agents, Homeland Security agents, and s... Read more » 3.6K 317   Why do people believe in climate change? Mats Andersson, Translator (1991-present) • Answered November 6 Personally, I don't have to believe it, I can fucking see it happening. The weather is definitely not what it used to be where I live. Summers are several weeks longer, drye... Read more » 3.6K 155   In the movie Top Gun Maverick, which I recommend, why not just use the new F35 jets? Brian Trott, Aviation History Researcher • Answered May 31 Good question. Using the F-35 in the movie would have been great PR for the stealth fighter. As the script was developed in 2017 and unfolded in 2019, the US Navy was strug... Read more » 1.9K 94   Who was the employee from Pixar who almost deleted Toy Story 2? Were they fired? Steve Upstill, worked at Pixar • Updated January 16, 2020 I was on the crew of Toy Story 2, and I well remember the Monday morning when we got the news. The identity of the culprit was and is a closely held secret, but I can tell ... Read more » 11.4K 158   I got caught for plagiarism for the second time. What do I do? John L. Hare, PhD American Studies, University of Maryland, College Park (1997) • Updated April 28 It sounds like you may not have fully accepted that your teachers are intelligent people. Many of them don't even need technology to detect plagiarism. Some of them take th... Read more » 780 97   M*A*S*H (TV series) seems to be funnier than most sitcoms today. Did Alan Alda ad lib his lines or were all of them scripted? Ari Hoptman, Has watched a lot of mediocre TV • Updated September 19 Here's something that Alda brought up that might help to show how scripted the episodes were. He and a co-star were working on a scene. They saw an unfamiliar word in the sc... Read more » 1.6K 79   Is it true that 144Hz gaming monitors are just a marketing gimmick since human response times are much higher? Brett Bergan, Building PC's for 25 years • Updated January 30 I remember the Eureka moment the first time I used a 144Hz gaming laptop at Walmart. Running the mouse cursor around the screen at 144Hz was tangible, and scrolling was sup... Read more » 2.3K 122   Is it true that the cost of the plane ticket we want to buy changes according to the place or device from which we connect? Martin Dennett, I've travelled a lot in Europe and the US • Answered January 17 "Is it true that the cost of the plane ticket we want to buy changes according to the place or device from which we connect?" A2A. Always always always search for flights, ho... Read more » 2.4K 75   Why did former President Lyndon Johnson change his appearance and grow his hair to shoulder length after he left office? Angela Stockton, former Legal Secretary • Answered September 5, 2020 Being indifferent to personal grooming can be one sign of clinical depression. He also took up smoking again, to the horror of Lady Bird and his daughters. He seemed to hav... Read more » 1.2K 181   After 'The Slap' Chris Rock is heard saying, "Oh I could - oh, ok", before stopping himself continuing on-script. What would Chris Rock say to Will Smith if he'd kept going? Steven Burton, Crusty old guy • Answered March 30 "Oh I could - oh, ok" Will Smith's wife has publicly admitted to having sex with other men. One of those other men was actually a friend of her son. Lets say that again. She i... Read more » 2K 98 Read more in your feed

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