Thursday, July 19, 2007

Home inspection

The guy knew his shit.

Unfortunately, that caused a multitude of problems. My hope is that we can get out of the contract with deposit intact.

10-day inspection period is over on Monday (I think - it was never made clear, and when I explained that my attorney said this, I was laughed off).

So the sellers have to fix the problems (at least up to the LOW estimates on the contract) or there is no way we are going to buy it.

I haven't received the ful inspection report, but I was there with the inspector, and here is a list of the few things that worried me (NOT COMPLETE). . .

1. Fungus in attic
2. No ventilation in attic
3. Insulation on North side was deteriorated and light could be seen through.
4. Bathroom ceiling ventilates into ceiling
5. Mold in basement
6. Leaks in tub
7. Leaks in bathroom to basement
8. Foundation crack in SE corner with leak
9. Dampmenss in basement
10. Gas water heater too close to air intake of A/C heater
11. AC/HEATER not properly installed
12. Sumppump not properly working
13. Wiring faulty in half of house - plumbing ABOVE breaker box
14. Termites
15. Carpenter Ants
16. Shingles not capped
17. "New" roof not sheathed properly/leaks
18. Rotting wood under kitchen
19. Kitchen cabinets not sturdy/safe/ water damage.

Those are just the things that I caught from looking and listening. The full report will be emailed to me tomorrow.

Nice neighborhood, even had some roosters walking around the back yard when we arrived. . . But damn it's a shithole that I don't want to get stuck with. Yes, they'd have to fix everything by 9"15 AM NEXT Friday, but I doubt it will happen that way, especially roof/foundation/mold/fungus. Our funder doesn't want us in there, neither does Steph's father. It's just been a very hard day. Nobody else has to deal with my wife like I have to deal with her right now.

And the advice - OH THE ADVICE. . . I can't wait to go to rehearsal tonight to vent on my actors.

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