Secretarial Dispute

We've yet to close on the house purchase. Various things keep coming up to delay the closing. We were originally scheduled to close last Friday (5/30). But issues with the VA appraisal, just getting it done, caused that date to come and go.

Then we signed an amendment extending the closing until this Friday (6/6). But now it turns out both the sellers, who are getting divorced, will not be available tomorrow to sign. So it's been pushed back again till next Tuesday (6/10). The ordeal is getting tiresome.

In addition, when the original inspection was done, we discovered that there were a couple things about the property that we'd prefer were addressed, the main one being a screwed shut, non-functioning garage door missing it's bottom panel. However, we signed the inspection stating that we would not ask the sellers to deal with anything if they would leave all remaining items on the property except the high-end washer and dryer set which they'd already stated they wanted to keep. Basically, this included a carport awning and an antique secretary desk. Both sellers signed the agreement.

I learned later that the soon to be ex-wife actually wanted the secretary desk. However, she had signed the agreement.

I drove by the property today and guess what's missing? One antique secretary desk is no longer sitting in the dining area. That really irritated me.

I've told our realtor to convey to the listing agent that we expect $700 cash at closing to repair the garage door. We'll see how that goes. I'm just really not in the mood to play games like this.