Improper drainage and water damage repair not disclosed by sellers
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As much as you try to teach your kids what to do to stay safe, they're gonna get hurt. Somethings just happen despite all best efforts. But a quick question for you - what did your gut tell you when you considered buying the home. I had 1 person (electrician) tell me he wouldn't buy the house I am in and 2 others tell me the issues were really not what they considered a deal killer. That one person created so much doubt whether to remove the contingency, but my gut kept telling me, this was the right home. 5 months later, I am so happy with my decision. Doesn't mean I don't look for a shoe to drop.
A side comment - a friend is a home warranty rep and we were on a marathon phone call yesterday........we were consoling each other on our work related issues and she brought up something I was not aware of regarding home warranties (or at least hers). If there is evidence of prior repairs done improperly, the home warranty won't cover the repairs. Not sure why that factoid caught me off guard, but thought I would throw that in the discussion, but even if you had a home warranty, you probably would not be covered.
Things happen........it's when you don't listen to your gut there's real problems.
TIP: If you use a flat roof as a deck, you WILL puncture it at some point, and water will leak into your house. Roofs are NOT a place to hang out and have parties. Unfortunately I have seen this many times.
If the previous seller repaired the roof himself than he still should have disclosed it. If you can get a roofer to determine how long that patch could have been there and you know when the previous owners bought it then you have more info.
I'm not saying you would have known if you had an agent but you tried to do it yourself with no experience and the 3% was deducted to your benefit and now you probably have to eat it unless you have enough proof to sue them and if you use small claims court you can be your own lawyer too...otherwise make sure you have a couple of thousands and maybe a long breath to get any result.
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