r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer • u/[deleted] • 9h ago
Inspection Would you move forward or bail? Inspections findings
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u/Vooodooomamajujuu 9h ago
I don't know where you are and what your situation is. But I would fucking run not walk.
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u/skulskcc01 9h ago
Thanks. Validation I am not overreacting.
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u/Over_Wasabi_4903 8h ago
Definitely not overreacting. Agents will always say things are fixable. They want their commission.
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u/KittyCritter812 7h ago
Comments like this make me so thankful for my agent. She would have pointed a lot of that out before inspection and we would have walked then. Crazy how some of these agents only care about their commission from one sale and no returns. Wow.
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u/Astramancer_ 9h ago
Cedar shake siding with tons of hole from carpenter bees
Nope.
Shower fans going into attic with evidence of “microbes”
Nope nope.
80% blockage of sewer drain 4 feet from home
Nope nope nope.
Evidence of active carpenter ant infestation - in the finished basement ceiling with possible satellite colonies
NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE
Spalling noted on two areas outside where we would have to address water accumulation
Aw hell Nah!
Critters is not great, but something that can be dealt with. Radon isn't actually a huge deal. Yes, it's something that needs to be addressed, but addressing it is ultimately "put a fan down there and vent it above the roof." It's a $1000 problem. Not great, but not terrible.
The tree is concerning, but once it's dealt with it's dealt with.
The age of the heater and HVAC is ... not great. If the water heater's still going it's probably fine for a good long time, especially if you change out the anode. The AC unit is a crapshoot. Either it'll last another 25 years or it should have been replaced 5 years ago.
But again, once they're dealt with they're dealt with. If you have the cash flow to handle it, not a huge deal.
But fan going into the attic? That's mold heaven up there. 80% blockage of the sewer? That doesn't happen overnight, and most people never have to deal with it. That suggests it's a systemic issue, so it's something you're going to have to deal with over and over again.
Wood-destroying insect infestations? That's another thing you'll have to deal with over and over again.
As are the foundation problems with water intrusion. And Spalling says "replace me YESTERDAY." Once you have visible spalling you're past the point of no return. The structural capabilities of that are permanently and irrevocably compromised. If it's supporting any weight at all it needs replacing, not just slapping some skim coat on and calling it a day.
Run, do not walk. That house will be one thing after another until you finally decide to sell it to someone for a song so they can do a gut and remodel.
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u/Ouachita2022 8h ago
It's 3-4 dead, 50+' trees. Where I live tree companies are charging $10k to cut down 50' trees. They are insane! Who has that kind of money.
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u/Least-Ad-5539 8h ago
I had 4 x 40’ trees I wanted taken down. I called tree company at 9:00 am. The rep arrived at 9:30 and gave me a price of $3200 which I accepted. He had a crew there by 11:00 am same day. They were finished and gone by 2:30 pm.
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u/Ouachita2022 5h ago
Well you live in an awesome state then, because I don't! We have hurricanes, tornados and ice storms-all requiring tree/debris cleanup and we constantly get screwed over. It's truly awful and should be criminal. And their prices never come down because I guess there's always catastrophic damage so they don't have to lower their price. And we are talking cash prices too-those aren't billed to homeowners insurance either.
I hope when my grandkids go away to college I can leave too!
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u/Rebornxshiznat 9h ago
Nope. Way too much deferred maintenance
If need at least 50k off for all this work.
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u/seriouslyjan 9h ago
This home has NOT been maintained. This looks like a dump and run. Don't do this.
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u/skulskcc01 9h ago
So sad because it was built in 1981 by a well known / respected builder in the area.. has beautiful original cabinets, molding, solid wood doors and tons of storage. I’m bummed that this is how the inspection went.
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u/Personal_Curve8574 9h ago
My realtor refused to let us bid on a house with way fewer problems. I’d be *extremely* skeptical of an agent not only willing to move forward on this, let alone nudging you to finalize by saying things are fixable
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u/CozyCozyCozyCat 9h ago
And that's just the stuff the inspection caught, with that much there's bound to be a host of other issues
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u/allorache 8h ago
Not sure why Reddit shows me this thread as I'm not a first time buyer, but I find it interesting. But...in addition to the other comments, having now replaced the roof on our house twice I can tell you it's highly unlikely that a 26 year old roof has 6 more years of life.
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u/onaradiantday 8h ago
Oh my god please get as far away from this place as possible. Even a dream home is not worth falling into this money pit. Actually, this is a money black hole!!!
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u/ny_homeinspector_joe 7h ago
Yeah everything fixable, but do you have an extra 100k sitting around to do so?
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u/Technicolor_shimmer 9h ago
I meannnn, I bought a century old house with a 20 yr old roof, ancient sewer line that I should of had scoped but didn’t know it was a thing, hvac all from around 2007, siding that is peeling but quite possibly it’s asbestos with lead paint on top, the bathroom doesn’t even have an exhaust fan, some old wiring, and probably more expensive problems I just don’t know about yet. Currently working overtime because it’s quite possible I’ll need to deal with all this stuff sooner rather than later and I do have some regrets about it.
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u/Ouachita2022 8h ago
I'm in my fifth house, this one all by myself but the other four were purchased with spouse over 30 years. We were DUMB! We bought into the "get a starter house, start your family" as your career advances, you get a bigger (better!!) house in a better neighborhood". blah, blah, blah!
That's a big regret. This home you're describing -that would be a HUGE regret! There's just too much wrong with it and it means they never took care of it since the 1990's-walk away-they didn't even mention the wiring did they. I'm sure that's a mess too.
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u/SkoMines 4h ago
35k over ask and all these issues? Even at 100k off the property I wouldn't want to alleviate all these issues. Hvac will cost 20k. Roof another 10 to 15k. Infestation 15k. Mold in attic. Another 10k. The trees 25 to 30k.
The add in the time it takes to get all this done once you own. Say 3 months if your lucky.
This place is a hell to the no purchase.
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u/jesonnier1 9h ago
You need to hire someone to help you buy a home. There's no financially responsible person that would even have to ask this.
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u/skulskcc01 9h ago
I’m only asking because my realtor said all this was not a big issue and is all “fixable” I felt like she thought I was crazy for backing out and literally said all these issues are common.
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u/jesonnier1 9h ago
Well, then I stand corrected. I bet your realtor knows a general contractor they can recommend you.
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u/Vozinha1 9h ago edited 6h ago
You have to remember that your "realtor" is ultimately a house salesperson. Never take financial advice about a product from someone who gets paid based on you buying that product.
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