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Date: 12/10/2009 2:18:58 PM
Author: Lynnie
Smurfy - Welcome to the madness that is house-hunting! Lots of dust! How did the open houses go? My house is across the street from a golf course. I kinda wish we were on the other side of the street, because the backyard would look over the golf course. But those houses go for a bit more $$.
So today didn''t go so well--there are some minor issues, but the biggest issue seems to be the basement. It looks like they tried to replace some of the beams downstairs, but the contractors didn''t do a great job. Also, there do seem to be water issues. The inspector suggeted we have a basement engineer take a look at the basement, which we are doing next weekend.
Our realtor told us that she didn''t think the basement was that big of an issue because her basement is the same way (she owns an antique), but my fear is that we buy the house and have to do a $50K basement renovation.
Date: 12/13/2009 11:36:15 PM
Author: NewEnglandLady
Thanks, ladies...I am just feeling tired and wished it had gone better today. I''m slightly frustrated because the home inspector couldn''t tell us what he thought the basement would need, just that there was some termite damage (which we are addressing with the homeowners) and that it looks like they had replaced some beams, but had not finished the job. I feel like I went out of my way to find somebody who specialized in antiques...and he was great, but now I''m having to book a separate structural engineer and I am wondering if a better home inspector would have been able to give us a better solution than to hire somebody else to take a closer look at it.
Oh well, maybe it would be good to have a second pair of eyeballs on it--I hate to pay for two inspections, but in the grand scheme of things it''s so minor (and worth the money) that I shouldn''t even think about it. For now we''ve pushed back the date we''d sign the purchase agreement so that we''ll have time to have the structural engineer come in and also have a lawyer look at the paperwork (provided the structural engineer does not unveil any serious issues), but our closing is still the same.
ohhhh NEL, I hope you can keep it. I have fond memories of my uncle's pergola. He had one in his backyard and they grew a concord grape vine on it (my favorite grapes!!!). It was not only aesthetically beautiful but also very convenient for summer snackingDate: 12/16/2009 6:00:28 PM
Author: NewEnglandLady
Oops, I forgot to attach the pergola pic.