All Forum Posts by: Pete Erikson

Hi,

I'm looking at a property and was just notified by my realtor that the neighbors septic field resides in the back corner of the property I'm looking at. I did a quick google search and didnt find to much about a situation like this. I saw one post that said, in that specific state, if no action is taken within 10 years of the septic field being in place there is nothing you can do to force the neighbor to relocate(adverse possesion). Im not sure if that applies wher im located(IL), but is definately sounding alarms. I don't know what the neighbors are like, but I highly doubt they would willingly relocate it.

Are there any issues with the field being on the property other than not being able to build upon that area and possibly have people doing maintence every so often? What would the cost look like to relocate?

Thanks!

Hi,

Does anyone have any recommendations for a licensed General Contractor that services the south suburbs of Chicago? I have called 2 this week that still haven't gotten back to me. When I search for GC's using sites like Houzz the only ones that I have found look to deal with high end renovations. My parents recently used one for a Kitchen/Garage remodel and what they paid was astronomical(even though the work was excellent). I'm looking for a GC to handle a full remodel of a 1 story home. I'm not looking for anything super high end in terms of kitchen and baths, but more gutting, dry walling, plumbing, electrical work, etc. 

If anyone has any recommendations I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!

thanks everyone, I'm lining up some contractors to walk through and give me a quote.

Hi, first time poster,

I recently looked at a bank owned property for my family(2200 sq ft, 3 bed 2 bath, ranch). Going into it I was notified that it had heavy mold which I planned on baking into the purchase. It was a lot more than I expected and feel that likely the entire house needs to be gutted. The basement is completely covered. I'm thinking the electricity was off at some point and the sump didn't kick in, cause it looks like about 3-4 ft of water was in the basement at some point. It also would explain why only some of the lights in the house and garage worked as the electrical box looks to have been covered.

The upstairs main level has mold spots throughout  the ceiling and walls. It looks like the roof needs to be completely replaced which would explain the mold in the ceilings. The house clearly is holding a lot of humidity as seen with the foggy windows.

I'm wondering if anyone has bought a property like this and what the worst case scenario could be? This would be my first flip and I'm pretty lost on what kind of price I'm looking at. I don't know if its even worth asking a contractor to come out an assess.

I'm thinking about 35K to completely gut and remove the mold from the basement and upstairs?

10K for a new roof?

12k for flooring?

7K for all new electrical?

All together I've estimating about 100K, but I honestly don't know.

I've included pics, first 3 are the basement its about 1/2 the size of the house, the bedroom has mold in the back closet, the kitchen has mold on the ceiling by the door, and also a random mold spot around a light.

Any insight is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!