Submitted by KindaEgotistical t3_10ko116 in Connecticut
b_writes t1_j5yu7x3 wrote
Reply to comment by TheOtherMark in The inventory of houses suck by KindaEgotistical
100%. Even though the market sucks, there’s still a fucking ton of other people that are also interested in buying and they don’t care.
We bought earlier in the year but I’ll always remember a house we looked at in a “less than desirable” town that backed a lot owned by the town and was being remedied for contaminated soil (which of course was not listed anywhere in the listing). The lot sloped into this house’s backyard and we were concerned that the house’s soil was contaminated too, so asked the realtor if the owners were willing to do a soil test to ensure the backyard was safe (as it also had a well). The realtor laughed and said that they already had multiple offers waiving any inspections so a soil test was the last thing on their mind. A few days later, the house sells and a family with four young kids is posted by the realtor congratulating them on their purchase.
So yeah, unfortunately, even asking for basic safety net things is still out the window in this market.
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