Should I get Septic and We’ll inspections?

[Connor Cushman]

Hi all,

I’m under contract on my first short-term rental cabin in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Huge thanks to Avery Carl for introducing me to this market!

I’ve got a 1999 cabin that I’ll be doing quite a bit of work on to get it ready to rent. After the inspection I realized that the inspection doesn’t address Well or Septic.

I’m wondering if that’s because it’s rare that these things have issues, but as I approach my due diligence deadline I’m wondering if I should be paying for separate Well and Septic inspections to make sure there’s nothing significantly wrong with either system.

Is it possible that I could be risking having some massive issues with these two things if I don’t inspect them?

Does anyone have experience with either of these two systems and have advice to share?