All Forum Posts by: Beth Johnson

Thank you again for everyone inputs.

Jon - The restoration company is only talking about an initial cut of 2x10 ft. They said if molds are in larger area inside the wall, it would cost more.
The outer side of this wall is facing the grass area where sprinkler showers the outer wall daily. We think it might be the cause of this wetness.

Thank you all. Yes $2500 seems a lot for this little area. They break it down as $1600 mold remedy and $800-$900 drywall, patch paint.
We will call for more bids per your suggestion.

My sister just bought a house. It was closed last week. The day after closing she found mold in the garage on the wall. During the time of inspection, there were tons of stuffs in the garage. And a cabinet was against that wall so it was not easily visible during the inspection. It seemed that the seller had no idea it was there either.
The restoration company estimates to fix it about $2500. It looks like black mold. The restoration company said it has to be there at lease 2 weeks before if not longer. Plus no one knows if there are more mold inside once they open up the dry wall. My sister doesn't want to make any move yet until she knows who will be responsible for it. Can you please advise who should pay for this? Thank you.

Thank you so much everyone for your reply. This is a great source of knowledge and I learn a lot from your responses. At this time, the broker has assigned another person to be in charge of my file. She seems to be on top of it. I have been following up with her on a weekly basis and can see the progress. Thanks again.

I found my shortsale listing agent untrustable. She has been making mistakes one after another. It makes me worry and doubt that she is not an experienced one. I'm afraid I may end up wasting time and energy if I continue the process with her. We are 4 weeks into the shortsale as of this labor day. We already found a buyer and the agent has already submitted the file to the bank. I had a mini appraiser came over last weekend. Is it too late to change the listing agent at this time? What's the risk of changing it now? If I don't change and continue with her, can anyone please tell me what the next step is? How close am I in getting into an escrow. The 2 loans are with B of A. Thank you in advance.