You can check the sewer line as well, they often get tree roots in them and require replacing.You can buy a home without doing any of this but this will give you a better idea of the issues you are going to run into after you close on the house.

If you are going to remove it the landscaping crew should be able to give you an estimate to cut the tree down to the stump vs grinding/pulling roots out.

I'll be rooting for you.

@Robert DuncanMaybe try getting to the root of why he wants 140k, and help him understand why that's not possible and no one will pay him that.If he doesn't want to sell for lower, maybe try and come back to him in some time to follow up.

@Alex Hus I am moving from San Francisco to Huntsville and was recently in San Diego haha Good luck with your REI pursuit im rooting for you! 

If the position is filled, this would mark the fourth of Elon Musk's companies to put roots down in Texas.Several sources told Austin Business Journal they heard Neuralink has been looking for space in the Austin area, though it's unclear if the company plans to construct its own facility immediately or if it's looking for a short-term lease.https://www.bizjournals.com/au...

Is your concern more rooted in his lack of knowledge?

My partner and I recently sold roots and all for a "natural playground".

Generally, with the level of psychological trauma these people have suffered in their lives, an enormous amount of that communication is nonverbal and the rest of it is is more firmly rooted in emotion than reason.

The extra weight of the trees just pops the stump and roots out when the fall.