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fandomsecrets2018-08-15 06:45 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2018-08-15 06:45 pm
[ SECRET POST #4242 ]
⌈ Secret Post #4242 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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[Lords and Ladles]
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[Elementary]
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[Johnny Weir, figure skater and presenter]
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[Stargate Atlantis]
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[Cloak and Dagger]
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[My Hero Academia/Boku no Hero Academia]
Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 14 secrets from Secret Submission Post #607.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
Re: Any people who know about buying houses?
(Anonymous) 2018-08-16 04:20 am (UTC)(link)Get an independent structure and pest inspection that is thorough. They will list any major and minor faults with the property and you can come to a legal agreement with the vendors about any work that needs to be done on the property - you don't want to discover a major fault on your own once you're already moved in because then you are completely responsible for that expense.
Check things like the local area flood zoning/catchment and erosion management and ask to see the current insurance policy on the house. Some houses in high risk areas are unable to be covered for that event. That's something you want to know in advance.
It's okay to like the people you're buying from, but still be proactive in protecting yourself, which means distrusting what they say. They may have had a meth cooking son in law doing business out of their garage for years. You don't know. Check everything. If something seems suspect, look into it.
Re: Any people who know about buying houses?
But anyway, inspections and appraisals. They might be nice people but this is a huge investment and you don't want to find out after its in your possession that there's something those nice people 'forgot' to tell you about (or perhaps they really didn't know they had a pest infestation tearing up your foundation or that the roof had begun to leak a little when it rains heavily but they don't go up in the attic very often so they never noticed...)
No lie on the last one, the last place I rented I kept hearing a weird dripping noise in the bathroom periodically. I thought at first maybe the sink was leaking but that wasn't it and it sounded like it was coming from above. Eventually I climbed up the ladder to the attic and found there was a spot where the roof was leaking and dripping water right above the bathroom ceiling. It hadn't gotten all the way through yet but of course it would have eventually. I stuck a bucket up there in the spot and notified the landlord. They never did have someone come out and fix it though I made sure to tell them multiple times. Since it never became a problem for me personally and I wasn't on the hook for it I just let it go and didn't angst about it after I moved out (even left the bucket)...
Uh, anyway. Point being, do your homework.
Also your bank is going to want you to get a minimum level of homeowners insurance so you might as well find out what that is and start talking to insurance companies.
Re: Any people who know about buying houses?