02-25-2014, 10:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-25-2014, 10:24 PM by burbuja0512.)
UGH.. SO as you all know, we're moving to Chicago because I start my new job on March 5. We couldn't have the entire family make it out there in time for my start date, so DH and I flew out a few weekends ago to go house hunting and after some negotiation, we put in an offer on a beautiful house in a large neighborhood.
Things started a little rough because in spite of a VERY dated kitchen and strange bath colors (fire engine red bath/toilet in master, bright blue in kids bath and pepto-bismo pink in another) the seller wanted top dollar and a price equal to comps in the area. We managed to haggle and only got a 5k concession for new paint and carpet and were willing to deal with the other issues because it's a great house right next door to a park and a block away from a pond and several other parks. I'll even share the link since we won't be living there! 639 Matthew Ln, Carol Stream, IL 60188 - Home For Sale and Real Estate Listing - realtor.comÂ
Anyhow.. all was moving forward with the closing scheduled at the end of March and then we got the inspection results. OMG!!!!! Yes, we knew there were cosmetic issues, but holy cow the place is falling apart!! Major mold issues, heater that's been leaking, with a filter that hasn't been changed in what looks like YEARS, AC totally broken, staining and leakage throughout, appliances totally broken, electrical problems too numerous to mention, foundation issues, and I could go on, but I'll spare you all the details.
So sad and a bit angry that we are now out $600 bucks for home inspection and no closer to finding a home. I have insisted that my agent forward the full inspection report to the seller and his agent so that he will be forced to modify his disclosure statement. I also wrote a long email that I have requested to be sent to the owner explaining in detail how much it would cost to make the home livable and have suggested that he is posing a major danger to his current renters. No, it doesn't get me my $600 back (and all the excitement that our family had) but it will hopefully force the guy to be more responsible. Or at the very least, he couldn't claim ignorance if something happens to his tenante. After all, he is renting this place and it's not safe to live in!! And on his disclosure paperwork, he claims that everything is just fine. UGH.. what a slimeball!!!
Thank goodness for home inspectors!! I'm so glad we didn't buy this money pit!!!!! Back to the drawing board!
Things started a little rough because in spite of a VERY dated kitchen and strange bath colors (fire engine red bath/toilet in master, bright blue in kids bath and pepto-bismo pink in another) the seller wanted top dollar and a price equal to comps in the area. We managed to haggle and only got a 5k concession for new paint and carpet and were willing to deal with the other issues because it's a great house right next door to a park and a block away from a pond and several other parks. I'll even share the link since we won't be living there! 639 Matthew Ln, Carol Stream, IL 60188 - Home For Sale and Real Estate Listing - realtor.comÂ
Anyhow.. all was moving forward with the closing scheduled at the end of March and then we got the inspection results. OMG!!!!! Yes, we knew there were cosmetic issues, but holy cow the place is falling apart!! Major mold issues, heater that's been leaking, with a filter that hasn't been changed in what looks like YEARS, AC totally broken, staining and leakage throughout, appliances totally broken, electrical problems too numerous to mention, foundation issues, and I could go on, but I'll spare you all the details.
So sad and a bit angry that we are now out $600 bucks for home inspection and no closer to finding a home. I have insisted that my agent forward the full inspection report to the seller and his agent so that he will be forced to modify his disclosure statement. I also wrote a long email that I have requested to be sent to the owner explaining in detail how much it would cost to make the home livable and have suggested that he is posing a major danger to his current renters. No, it doesn't get me my $600 back (and all the excitement that our family had) but it will hopefully force the guy to be more responsible. Or at the very least, he couldn't claim ignorance if something happens to his tenante. After all, he is renting this place and it's not safe to live in!! And on his disclosure paperwork, he claims that everything is just fine. UGH.. what a slimeball!!!
Thank goodness for home inspectors!! I'm so glad we didn't buy this money pit!!!!! Back to the drawing board!
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COSC BS, Business Admin
My BS Credits:
Spanish 80 | Humanities 67 | A & I Lit 72 | Sub Abuse 452 | Bus Ethics 445 | Tech Writ 62 | Math 53 | HTYH 454 | Am. Govt 65 | Env & Humanity 64 | Marketing 65 | Micro 61| Mgmt 63| Org Behavior 65| MIS 446|Computing 432 | BL II 61 | M&B 50 | Finance 411 | Supervision 437| Intro Bus. 439| Law Enforcement 63| SL: Accounting I B | Accounting II C+| Macro A | ECE: Labor Relations A | Capstone: A| FEMA PDS Cert
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