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Originally Posted by scubawva
You contact an attorney - the same advice you’ve been receiving for about a week. It won’t be a fortune for help on this issue. RvR on spending a few hundred on an attorney v the cost of settling in this house is significant.
Do NOT accept the word if agent, contact attorney NOW.
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100% agree ! Relatives bought a home here and AGENT urged them to hire "certified" inspector. Gave them a list of about 3 the agent "approved of". Cost them close to $500, they received a list of the inspected items, ALL passed the "inspection". Also contained a clause that spelled out the inspector was NOT responsible for anything, was not a guarantee nor a warranty, and that no legal action can be taken concerning the inspection. Within the first 3 months, they found the roof (which looked great) was leaking significantly and had been for some time... there is no way the "certified" inspector could have missed the water signs on the floor of the attic unless, he failed to do a thorough inspection on his hands and knees in the attic ? Also had immediate electrical problems with the under cabinet lighting the agent proudly pointed out, and the vanity in one bathroom was found to have a false "bottom", where at one time it had been completely soaks from a leak and had only had "cosmetic" work. These, plus gutter leaks and sagging (not visible to the naked eye, but improperly installed gutter "strapping", were part of the $26K of work NOT found by the inspector they they paid before they made the purchase. Just some things to consider when buying a house.