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re: First time home buyer - is a foundation issue found during inspection a dealbreaker?
Posted on 4/30/19 at 8:09 am to ConfusedHawgInMO
Posted on 4/30/19 at 8:09 am to ConfusedHawgInMO
Well I did pay for the home inspection, just didn’t want to go out of pocket to figure out what they needed to fix with their own foundation with the additional assessment from the structural engineer when I was likely wanting to walk away anyway
This post was edited on 4/30/19 at 8:12 am
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Posted on 4/30/19 at 8:57 am to Ross
We had a foundation guy come out and do a free evaluation and made them pay for the pylons and work that needed to be done. Again, it was minor (5k) but they paid for it and we were satisfied. But again, each situation is different and some things are bad and some aren't. It's whatever you are comfortable with.
Posted on 4/30/19 at 3:31 pm to Ross
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I was likely wanting to walk away anyway
Understand that.
Posted on 4/30/19 at 6:09 pm to Jizzy08
My brother had a foundation issue in a home he'd purchased 10 years before. He called out a foundation service and got lucky. The engineer said, "I remember this house. We came out for this sane problem 10 years ago. They hired someone else, but I probably still have the inspection."
He did, and since the seller never disclosed it, my brother sued him and won $120k plus attorney fees.
He did, and since the seller never disclosed it, my brother sued him and won $120k plus attorney fees.
Posted on 4/30/19 at 7:42 pm to HubbaBubba
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My brother had a foundation issue in a home he'd purchased 10 years before. He called out a foundation service and got lucky. The engineer said, "I remember this house. We came out for this sane problem 10 years ago. They hired someone else, but I probably still have the inspection."
He did, and since the seller never disclosed it, my brother sued him and won $120k plus attorney fees.
Alabama is a buyer beware state and they don’t have to disclose anything. Unfortunately the next guy will have to go through this same problem and fork over all the money for a home inspection, etc when stuff like this should be mandatory disclosure. The reason I asked if this home was on little cove road is because there’s a home that’s gone into and out of contract 3 times there and I suspected some foundation issues when I looked at it myself.
Posted on 5/1/19 at 8:00 am to OleWarSkuleAlum
So it’s not on Little Cove Road although I did look at two houses there. We are exclusively looking in Hampton Cove and Owens Cross Roads so I hope this is not something common in the area
Posted on 5/1/19 at 9:42 am to Ross
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ETA2:
Walked away
Thank heaven you did.
My massive home is practically a century and a half old, was built by "out of work" boatrights, and has only moved 1/4" in totality.
Posted on 5/1/19 at 1:17 pm to Ross
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So it’s not on Little Cove Road although I did look at two houses there. We are exclusively looking in Hampton Cove and Owens Cross Roads so I hope this is not something common in the area
Good luck. I looked at 7-10 houses in that area before a house fell into my lap in Madison.
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