over 100yr old Brick 2 Flat in St.Louis

[Mark Barton]

Greetings,

I am in the process of buying a Brick 2 Flat Here in St. Louis that was built in 1908. Just got an inspection on it. Nothing really major from what the inspector could see. My only concern is that the water wasn't on during the inspection. The Seller actually showed up at the inspection and told me there was a water leak behind a wall panel. She wants to sell the property on a As/is basis. We initially thought we would go through the traditional Residential Contract with negotiations but she won't budge. Her Agent started the whole process with the wrong type of contract which is there mistake. My question is how bad can the plumbing be. I am going into to this blind not knowing what to expect with the plumbing. We are trying to get her to get the water cut on just so she can get someone to give an estimate on the cost of repair. I don't want to walk away from this sweet deal but I also don't want to have to cough $5000 just for water. Any advice

[Dan Heymann]

Mark

I would pay or have the seller pay to have the water turn on for a day.  I would have a  licensed plumbing company set up for an hour that day to give me an price to repair.   It will be worth it for the piece of mind

Good luck!