All Forum Posts by: Connie Guinn

Thanks for all the responses!

The carpet is literally ONLY in the two bedroom closets- the rest of the house is hardwood floors or tile. So I agree, it did seem fishy- especially since the carpet is old.

That wasn't the only thing fishy. The lady asked for extra time- beyond the 30 day norm- to move out, which I agreed to. I ended up allowing 50 days.  But then, after the crawl space debacle, I asked for an extension of the option period to sort it out, and she flat refused.

Long story short, the option period was ending, and we didn't know any more about the foundation than we did before the inspection. Things just felt "off". So I ended up letting it go. It was one of those things where the deal seemed too good to be true. 

But I guess it just wasn't the one.

I'm in my option period on the purchase of a small pier and beam home, but there's no outside access to the crawl space. The home is currently occupied by seller who claims there is also no inside access to the crawl space. Realtors have gone in to assist (elderly) seller with property relocation from closets in order to look for access, but found the closet floors are all carpeted.  The seller will not allow lifting of the carpet.

The home is showing some signs of foundation trouble, but without access to look beneath, how can an accurate assessment be made?  Anyone have any ideas or suggestions for a remedy?

Thanks!

Does anyone have any information on how to find renters to house hack with in Houston, Texas??? 

Zip code is 77090.