Questionable House?

[jackmccullough]

Originally Posted by 399083453

Sounds sketchy.

That said.... Ask if you can inspect it before signing a contract to buy it. Reasonable request.

Oh, that's another thing--not allowed to read the contract before signing it.

[Lovehound]

Asking permission to have an inspection before signing a sales contract is quite unusual, but if I were the seller I would agree provided it's by a licensed, bonded inspector and that I be provided with a copy of the inspection report. That's putting the cart in front of the horse but I'd love to have a dry run on the inspection to see if there are any issues I must address.

It's usual that a contract is negotiated, and then if any adverse conditions are found by the inspector the seller must either agree to fix the issues, or sometimes an "as is" sale is negotiated with seller paying cost of repairs to buyer through escrow.

I'd love to have a free "dry run" inspection on any house I'm selling.

There is another side of the issue a seller might consider, that if any inspection shows issues the seller is not aware of, the seller would then be obligated to either fix them or disclose them in a different deal. Myself, I'd rather just fix anything discovered and have a clean disclosure.

If, however, I'm under contract and the inspection shows anything, I'd try to negotiate a seller contribution to buyer's closing costs and have the buyer deal with the repairs.

If you are a seller, nothing looks finer than a fully executed and closed HUD-1, a cashier's check, and the deal in your rear view mirror!

[moved]

Originally Posted by Technoman

I passed on the house. I called the city and they said the owner never pulled any permits in his time there so the addition over the septic has to be illegal. Also to hook up to the city sewer they have to come out to do an inspection so you can imagine what they will find. The fact that the owner didn't want any inspection was the final straw. I would have liked to have gotten it but there was too many problems just waiting pop up. Thanks for the advice from all those that posted.
It was heeded

It also looks like he got someone to purchase it without an inspection as the owner has taken down the for sale sign and I was told by the realtor that there was an offer on the table without an inspection when they called me to see if I wanted to make an offer, so they must have accepted that one.

I would say either a contractor or flipper bought the house.