Septic problem

[kelly237]

The plot thickens..
The inspector told my buyer that I have Poly pipes with copper joints and the buyer
terminated the contract because he was still in the due diligence period where he could.

But I don't have Poly pipes.. There is one very short poly pipe at the hot water tank and that is it.
In the crawl space the inspector should have been able to see the copper pipes everywhere..

I know the original owner who was involved with building the house, I checked with him today and he confirmed the whole house has copper pipes..

So my realtor is scrambling to get this info to the buyer to see if she can turn things around..

My septic people talked to their septic people and were told there is a crack that undermines the whole tank and that the tank needs to be replaced..
I will get a few estimates and find out more about the crack in the next few days..
My septic company said a new tank would be about $1700 if one is needed..

The irritating thing is that the buyers won't share any of their inspection reports with us..
So we have vague info about pipes & septic cracks..

[K'ledgeBldr]

Originally Posted by kelly237

The plot thickens..

The irritating thing is that the buyers won't share any of their inspection reports with us..
So we have vague info about pipes & septic cracks..

If YOUR agent is smart(?) you DO NOT want the reports!
Those reports can be construed as disclosures and you would be required to address ALL those issues. If all you have is verbal notice- then you can address issues by any means YOU deem necessary.

Again, it sounds like the buyer had cold feet going in- and anything that raised a red flag was reason enough for them to walk.

[kelly237]

Originally Posted by K'ledgeBldr

If YOUR agent is smart(?) you DO NOT want the reports!
Those reports can be construed as disclosures and you would be required to address ALL those issues. If all you have is verbal notice- then you can address issues by any means YOU deem necessary.

Again, it sounds like the buyer had cold feet going in- and anything that raised a red flag was reason enough for them to walk.

good point..

[akck]

Originally Posted by kelly237

My septic people talked to their septic people and were told there is a crack that undermines the whole tank and that the tank needs to be replaced..
I will get a few estimates and find out more about the crack in the next few days..
My septic company said a new tank would be about $1700 if one is needed..

If you needed to dig out your the top of your tank in order to see it, how in the world did they see a crack? Granted, they may have looked in the tank and may have seen something, but I think the only way to be certain would have been to dig part of it up. I'd question if there really is a crack.

[desertsun41]

Originally Posted by K'ledgeBldr

If YOUR agent is smart(?) you DO NOT want the reports!
Those reports can be construed as disclosures and you would be required to address ALL those issues. If all you have is verbal notice- then you can address issues by any means YOU deem necessary.

Again, it sounds like the buyer had cold feet going in- and anything that raised a red flag was reason enough for them to walk.

Yup. The proper more common name is " Buyers remorse". The worst word in a Realtors vocabulary.