> -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 6:57 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Mold in my house Inspection (was Mortgage Suggestions?) > > I concur with the general sentiment here. Get a mold inspector and see how > big the problem really is. You can always ask for the seller to remediate > the problem and make your purchase contingent on the house passing your > inspector's test after remediation. > > The roof is a big issue. I would honestly be more worried about the roof > than the mold. Guaranteed you will have to replace the roof, so add $20K > to your loan for that.
But to me that's just the point: it's guaranteed that I'll have to replace the roof. Whether it's now or later I will, someday, have to replace the roof. It's a cyclical thing - we can never get a house with a roof that won't need to be replaced. For what it's worth the roof is in good shape overall - no leaks, no structural damage. It's older, that's all. There are a few shingles missing... but that doesn't seem unusual (I've been doing a lot of looking around the neighborhood since last week). Aside from those missing shingles there wasn't a single other problem with the roof (no tears, no curling) so it strikes me that, if we're lucky and repair the (small) current problem we might get easily another five years from the roof. But roofs don't last forever - it would be nice to have gotten a new one, if it needs to be redone soon then it won't need to be done again until I'm in my sixties. The price of the house is squarely average for the area but it's got a bigger lot, more square footage, central air, two kitchens and all new windows and doors for that average price. (The AC and new windows/doors were all installed less than three years ago.) I'm just surprised so many people are saying "run!" when it seems like these are common and expected problems. Am I being naïve? Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191307 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
