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It always pays to have a thing in the contract so a home inspector (one that is accredited) will come through and do an inspection of the home before you close the deal. I went through hell trying to fix up my mother's house a couple years ago because the buyers hired some hotshot home inspector who came through and said we had to change this and that. It was so bad. They wanted us to basically dig up the garden so the woman could plant, which they put in the contract as "landscaping", so we cut the grass, left the manual mower there and got on with our lives. Watched an interesting show a couple weeks ago about people who buy homes that are former meth labs and grow-op houses. A lot of the construction work in those after they're seized is very shoddy and not up to standards, yet contractors and sellers seem to get by. |
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We had a home inspector and he did point out some issues with the basement. Our problem was we underestimated what the work that needed to be done would cost and the previous owners complete and utter ineptitude in fixing shit. We frequently refer to them as the Half Asses. |
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The unfinished basement is my practice studio.  but yeah, Jack is right, every house is a money pit. Sometimes they rush construction on new ones and 'forget' to do things like peal the backing off the roof shingles or something. You have to expect the unexpected. |
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Your previous owners didn't have a last name of Roberge did they? They left holes in walls and electrical that was bleh. |
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I'm getting one, you should, too. It's a nice way to ensure your privacy and keep things sorta safe. always go 6' vinyl, w/ steel reinforcements. |
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At my previous house, the dryer wouldn't vent to the outside, making the humidity/moisture level crazy in the laundry room. I checked the outside vent & it was clear. I went back inside, pulled the dryer vent hose and it was like a damn clown/magic trick. The dumbasses must have bought a 20' hose and instead of trimming it, just shoved ALL of it in the crawlspace. |
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No it was Hill. What these people did was have a finished basement without a true heat seat up. We were assured the electric fire place heated the whole space. It wasn't even close. I played Mass Effect 3 last year wrapped in an afghan with the heated air blowing directly on me. So we figure no big deal how much can it cost to reheat duct a basement?(here's a tip...It's a bunch) They also never finished flooring the basement. They ran out of laminate flooring so the threw a rug over it. They didn't even put the flooring in correctly in the first place. So in February we tore down the previous ceiling tile(which btw had started to sag) had the heat duct re-worked, double checked the electric(because at this point these people could not be trusted) and installed a new ceiling. I'm doing the floor next year. |
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Oh geez that's amazingly dumb. 
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Some idiot had punctured the jacuzzi pump and it leaked, going down to the kitchen ceiling and dripping from the light fixture. Luckily he had the site manager's number and called him and got it fixed the next day, but it was funny when he called home in a mad panic asking us to bring towels. |
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Making it rain : u r doin it wrong. |
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We got the basement finished by the builder in or old house. Eventually we ripped out the carpet and had tile put in (my dad smoked in the basement so it was awful), repainted and had a gas fireplace and a kitchen put in. It became the perfect little entertainment den. We rented it out as an apartment too. |
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Thoughts, Outhouse? |
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If the sale of the house is contingent on the work being done, then it NEEDS to be in the sale agreement. Absolutely 100%. Unless she plans on lowering the price so that you can afford to get the work done yourself, you should not buy a house that has foundation issues. If you are able, see if you can renegotiate the inspection terms. Try to get an accredited inspector in there prior to closing, maybe a day or two. Make certain they are accredited and YOU (or your agent/lawyer) choose the inspector. Sounds like this seller is trying to pull some shoddy repairs on you guys. Be firm. Sellers usually just want to get their money and get out. If you or your wife don't feel comfortable with this, just pull out. There are always going to be other houses. You can always buy, fix and flip, but if you don't have the money to fix the house it's probably not worth dipping further into debt to do. |
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I'd pull out. That's like having termites or a leaking oil tank in the ground. Things like that can potentially cost tens of thousands of dollars. |
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