The Post-Inspection Negotiation

Prepare a post-inspection negotiation.

Inspection findings: [LIST WITH SEVERITY]
Estimated costs: [FIGURES I SUPPLY, OR MARK AS REQUIRED]
My client: [BUYER / SELLER]
Their objective: [DESCRIBE]
Contract terms on inspection: [DESCRIBE]

Produce:
1. Findings triaged: safety and structural / material / cosmetic
   / maintenance
2. What is reasonable to raise and what is not — asking for
   everything destroys credibility
3. A repair request or response, drafted
4. Options: repair, credit, price reduction, walk — with the
   argument for each
5. The other side's likely position and response
6. Where the deal actually breaks
7. How to explain the recommendation to my client

Rules:
- Do not estimate any repair cost I have not supplied. Mark as
  [CONTRACTOR ESTIMATE REQUIRED].
- Do not characterise findings as more or less serious than the
  report states
- Do not give legal advice on contract rights — mark as [REFER TO
  CONTRACT / ATTORNEY]