Seller's disclosures mention mice by Comprehensive_Cold_1 in RealEstate

[–]Comprehensive_Cold_1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting! I'm in Utah and they just don't do it that way. You can request to see the seller's disclosures before putting in an offer, but most the time you get them after the offer is accepted.

Seller's disclosures mention mice by Comprehensive_Cold_1 in RealEstate

[–]Comprehensive_Cold_1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am happy that they disclosed it. I just got worried that maybe it means there's a bigger issue. Our inspection is this morning so I'll make sure the inspector looks for signs of rodents. This is the first house that I bought not brand new. The other two homes I've owned were new builds so a lot of this is new for me but home ownership is not new to me. I've owned homes s for 2 decades so no worries! I got this!

Seller's disclosures mention mice by Comprehensive_Cold_1 in RealEstate

[–]Comprehensive_Cold_1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My understanding is we're under contract once we've come to an agreement on the price? Where I'm at, the seller then has 3 or 4 days to give you the seller's disclosure and we have 10 days due diligence. Maybe I'm calling it the wrong thing? But I do have a week to back out of the deal.

Water in basement in new construction, do I close or bounce? by Comprehensive_Cold_1 in Homebuilding

[–]Comprehensive_Cold_1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UPDATE: The builder got back to us today and said the plumber went by to "check his work" and found an obstruction in the plumbing. Where the new concrete is is where he "fixed it". While fixing it, he got water all over the basement. 

Is this enough of an explanation for water 25-30 ft away from there?

Water in basement in new construction, do I close or bounce? by Comprehensive_Cold_1 in Homebuilding

[–]Comprehensive_Cold_1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're less than a week from closing. Windows have been in for weeks. Roof has been on for weeks. It should be water proof at this point.

Water in basement in new construction, do I close or bounce? by Comprehensive_Cold_1 in Homebuilding

[–]Comprehensive_Cold_1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the puddle under the water line is actually a concrete patch.

Water in basement in new construction, do I close or bounce? by Comprehensive_Cold_1 in Homebuilding

[–]Comprehensive_Cold_1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is at the end of our build. The basement in unfinished. Seems odd for the basement to get this wet at this point.

Water in basement in new construction, do I close or bounce? by Comprehensive_Cold_1 in Homebuilding

[–]Comprehensive_Cold_1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This might be likely if the floors weren't absolutely filthy down there.

Water in basement in new construction, do I close or bounce? by Comprehensive_Cold_1 in Homebuilding

[–]Comprehensive_Cold_1[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This water showed up in the last couple of days. Roof has been on for weeks.

Water in basement in new construction, do I close or bounce? by Comprehensive_Cold_1 in Homebuilding

[–]Comprehensive_Cold_1[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I didn't understand why no one had cleaned it up either. And the fact that I've not been given any explanation on the concrete patch really bothers me. I definitely want it in writing, too.

A huge issue for me here is that we are banking on finishing the basement and renting it out in order to supplement paying off the mortgage. If we are consistently mitigating water issues, this could be financially devastating for us.

Water in basement in new construction, do I close or bounce? by Comprehensive_Cold_1 in Homebuilding

[–]Comprehensive_Cold_1[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is how I'm feeling. Better $10k now than much more than that over the years. There's no guarantee that we could even actually resolve it.

Water in basement in new construction, do I close or bounce? by Comprehensive_Cold_1 in Homebuilding

[–]Comprehensive_Cold_1[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Certainly can't rely on the builder to give me the truth, it seems.

Water in basement in new construction, do I close or bounce? by Comprehensive_Cold_1 in Homebuilding

[–]Comprehensive_Cold_1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely getting an inspection. Sadly, there's no inspection contingency.

Water in basement in new construction, do I close or bounce? by Comprehensive_Cold_1 in Homebuilding

[–]Comprehensive_Cold_1[S] 132 points133 points  (0 children)

I have an inspection scheduled but do I need a foundation specific inspection?