We are about to close on our first home, Seller says septic repair can
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Comments (45)I'll jump in too. David and I have been married 27 years come April 9th. The day he walked into my life was the best thing that ever happened to me. David is truly the nicest, sweetest, most compassionate person I have ever known. Not once have I ever heard a bad word for another human being come from his mouth. David accepts me for who I am, all my short comings and irritating ways and tells me every single day that he loves me. This man helped me take care of my homebound Mother without one single complaint. And as God as my witness, in the 30 years we have known one another we have NEVER had an argument, not a single one. And I am not someone to blindly obey "my man". We just get along extremely well and are so grateful to have one another. David is a computer wiz too. He can fix anything about them...he is a Behavior Analyst so I guess he can fix behaviors too...LOL I am blessed with having David as my husband and I know that. After seeing how lonely my Mother was after Daddy died 8 years ago, I made a mental note to never complain about David smacking sometimes when he eats again..hahaha I get very uncomfortable around people that just fuss and gripe about how irritating their husbands are. It is hard to keep my mouth shut...I want to ask them if they would like it better if they were gone from their lives...I don't think the answer would be yes all the time. I agree about being more in love today than 27 years ago...and when David walks into the room...he still takes my breath away. Lord have mercy I love that man. Deb :o)))...See Morefirst post, longtime lurker, septic problem
Comments (5)Thanks you for your replies. The builder of this house was foreclosed on by the bank as it sat for awhile without selling. It was way overpriced. Anyway, the bank we bought it from is the hirer of the landscapers. I called the guy at the bank we dealt with through this whole buying process and explained to him the details. He is going to contact the landscapers and also call my developer/soiltester neighbor to get more details. My neighbor's brother evidently put in the septic system. I asked my neighbor if the valve would be close to the tank, which has the cement cover sticking out of the ground, and he stated that it isn't always close by. I plan to go to the zoning office tomorrow to try to get a copy of the septic plan. I hope also to talk to the actual septic installer to see if he has any insight. My neighbor is going to be building a custom home in the spring in the empty lot next to me from where he saw the broken cap/pvc in the dirt, and he stated he has walked the lot with his customers a few times and never noticed the broken stuff until yesterday. He's pretty sure he would have seen it and the only people on the property with equipment were the landscapers so the simplest explanation is that they broke it. Of course, we don't know for 100 percent sure if it is broke until it is dug up, but the ground is frozen, so that would seem to be a major obstacle. If it is broken, I'm hoping the bank (seller) takes care of it ($), as it postively happened before we closed on the house. I'm hoping that either the zoning map shows where the valve is or that the installer remembers where he put it. Of coure, another large concern is whether or not any other parts of the septic drain fields has been damaged that I don't know about. I hate the uncertainty of it all! I'll keep you posted sam...See MoreSeller staying in the home for two days after closing
Comments (71)You already have many dollars and plenty cents invested in this house so don't let a small wrinkle automatically make you back out. Sure, you may be able to insist on possession at closing or no deal but uness you are actively searching for a way out of the contract, consider the idea. Ask your realtor for more details and see if you can figure out why the seller is asking for additional time. If they have a delay in getting possession of their next residence or trouble scheduling a mover, it is a reasonable request. However, if they have not yet made arrangements, be more cautious. If you have to pay additional money to cover your expenses for the delay, perhaps ask for one and a half times your expected expenses in credit to closing costs. Then negotiate a security deposit and also a higher fee for going past the week. Or, request that funds be held in escrow so seller can't collect all their money until you get possession in satisfactory condition. In any case, make sure the seller has an appropriate incentive to move out within that week so this doesn't drag out. In my state, you must be resident at the new address on January 1 to claim homeowners property tax exemption fore year, or delay closing until owner moves out....See MoreWhat should we do if the seller of a Flip home did not get permits?
Comments (30)California requires sellers to complete and provide to a buyer, long before escrow closes, a standardized Transfer Disclosure Statement. A comprehensive list of questions must be answered concerning the home and its condition, based on the sellers' best knowledge - an investigation to answer particular questions is not required. One of the questions asked is if any work was performed for which a building permit would be required but was not obtained. It's true that certain types of projects, typically simple ones, may commonly be done without permits but what's required at sale is the disclosure of that fact. The buyer has a "take it or leave it" choice to make if such a disclosure is made and the seller is unwilling to pay to get into compliance.. A false answer to the question constitutes fraud and if discovered after the close, legal action typically will require the seller to pay for all remediation and permits, no matter what is required to do so. Including demolition and rebuilding areas not accessible without doing so, like for example removing wall board to see the framing of walls and or what's in them, like wiring, if applicable....See Morefraker
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