I think the problem is that the 'lots of little things' that you've told us about could go either way on the 'serious' scale. Mold... might not be a big deal --might mean a gut of the house or serious health problems. Questionable roof --might be a quick fix of a few shingles, but a bad storm might mean reroofing in 2 years instead of 5. I also recall you mentioning some electical things that need fixing --which are always a crapshoot... they get into the walls and discover this and that alllllll the time with electrical problems.
Those kinds of things. So I think us saying 'run!' is really just us saying 'this -could- go really badly for you'. It might not. It's all speculation. This kind of thing snuck up on me... when a small gap in the bathroom floor beside the tub (subfloor cut 1/8" too short and they tried to make up the space by filling it in (poorly) with caulk meant that water dripped in there and completely ruined the ceiling in the bathroom below --among other very costly things... people don't mind spending thousands of dollars on home repairs when things look great and renovated afterward... it's less fun when it just means your ceiling won't come crashing down. >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:5:191335 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
