IN WA, seller needs to fill in Form 17 (disclosures) unless a buyer specifically waives it.I'm assuming you're hiring a competent inspector anyways, so I wouldn't worry much, however, it is that much less recourse if something that is not patent (like he buried nuclear waste onsite) shows up later and wasn't apparent to an inspector.Sometimes, like on a foreclosure, a bank may not make a disclosure and issue only a "special" warranty deed.

Your friend's nuclear solution is to file an action for partition. 

Are we on the edge of thermo-nuclear war?

The seller's alternative in this case is to wait for an all cash buyer - or provide financing himself.Third scenario is the seller who wants to get a higher price - higher than market - and uses seller financing to attract buyers who can not obtain financing from outside sources - and who are willing to pay a higher price for a property with "built in' financing.As a purchaser, you should be looking for either (1) the highly motivated seller, (2) a property that can not be financed except by the seller - IF you can fix the problem (hint: a property next to a nuclear power plant is probably NOT a fixable problem!)

are they near a nuclear spill or something?

Hopefully I can negotiate a lower price for treating a house that's totally stripped and empty of furniture.Has anyone else had bed bugs that survived the nuclear winter of a renovation?

Man kills 50,000 with a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima.

Japanese buy less of our debt cause it has to rebuild. Rates go up. The world’s money flows to perceived safety(that’s U.S. Treasuries) during times of crisis(Japan taking a hit would be considered a time of crisi...

I never rented to college kids but back in the "old days" when the "Ozzie and Harriet" nuclear family was the norm I had 3 people; a couple and a single guy want to rent.

But in hind sight it helped me get through the 08 to 2011  nuclear winter us HML went through.