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Originally posted by Kuan
like lead solder, lead paint, wet basement, insufficient amps (which I assume you can fix yourself) old city pipes, old septic on the property, old well, leaky roofs, out of plumb chimneys, rotten subfloors, out of code and illegal wiring, man... the list just goes on.
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Yeah. This is stuff we've talked about. I saw an a newspaper article awhile ago about the wiring in old homes. Alot of people can't even get home owners insurance I guess. And the lead paint thing kinda worries me too. I can get the wiring fixed, but getting rid of lead paint, and asbestos if it's there, would escalate the costs alot.
You all have given me alot of good stuff to think about here. I'm making a "for & against" list. Like I said before, it would be awesome to find a house that the worst stuff has already been taken care of. I have been checking real estate listings in that area, and once in awhile one shows up with all or most of the upgrades taken care of, for not a whole lot more than a house that hasn't. We've decided we won't be in a hurry. If we have to, we'll just rent for awhile until the right place comes along.