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Three places I investigated thru when doing a history was thru the county records. Was any fire damage called in ?
Was any flood damage recorded.
The county keeps public call records. Fema keeps records to.
The other source was insurance claims.
Any additions would have a past record of permit or drawings approved.
Our county also had a 'grounds testing' done which could be researched. Is that area prone to sink holes....to radon....to caustic run off. Yes that testing log told alot about our area.
But Angie's list...is a pass thru for some business's to gain more exposure to their crafts/trades. Kinda a yellow pages....
They are a large broker for home projects. They have a record of estimate requested of them by home owners. it is not any where near comprehensive but why not add this to the list of due diligence steps. The Clue report is a great one too but again not comprehensive though more so than Angie's list.
They do not have a record of estimates requests. They may have a record of vendor requests. Big difference. If you knew I looked for a carpenter through Angie's List, what does that tell you? Nothing.It could mean I want to repair termite damage or it could mean I want a bookcase built.
They are a large broker for home projects. They have a record of estimate requested of them by home owners. it is not any where near comprehensive but why not add this to the list of due diligence steps. The Clue report is a great one too but again not comprehensive though more so than Angie's list.
Even if they did have some record/database of projects, it would almost certainly be illegal to share this information with you for a multitude of reasons.
Get a really good home inspector. Do not be cheap on this.
I would expect what the OP is trying to do is some due diligence to ensure the disclosure is accurate or as accurate as possible and to understand what might have been done to the home. The OP is located in Plano, TX and I can tell you not only as a buyer but also seeing many disclosures they are not always complete. Failing to properly fill out a disclosure is only an offense if you get caught!
Even if they did have some record/database of projects, it would almost certainly be illegal to share this information with you for a multitude of reasons.
That would be so nice for that to be the case! However you would be surprised how much personal information (that includes a home's condition and activities) that is up for sale these days. Data, of which this type information is part of, is a multi-billion dollar a year industry. I've done something as simple as performed a WEB search on a house and came up with some pretty astounding information I never thought would have been available. And that's just the free information out there.
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