How did the water not get stopped, how did the drain not continue draining?

I won't buy a house that is already built with the rest of the houses on the block having the same floor plan.

They can give you some of the basic knowledge and then it is up to you to put it to use and understand what you have learned.Knowledge is only a building block.

I am still in the process of waiting to close on our first house - got it for $12k - needs about $12k in work.Now we found another house that's in an awesome location - 3 blocks from the best elementary school in town (population 28,000), Assessed at $49k they want $30,900 DOM 4 days.

I won't typically buy farther than 4 blocks from campus unless it's a killer deal.

I never considered any appliance other than the built-ins, stove, oven, dishwasher (if house had originally come with one) to be anything other than a drain on my time and money!

The seller had done the usual cosmetic "make it ready to sell" and it "showed" real nice.But; it looked like some termite damage and a quick look in the crawlspace showed the original (maybe the 1950s iron drain pipes, always a worry.

The problem was that there were 4 or 5 other MLS listings within a few blocks that look like they'll be on the auction block next time around.

One of the companies I have been fairly happy with is in my signature block.

A fairjohnmichael: market value is usually not the price being asked by the owner or realtor.Dan_Auito: CMA's, past sales records, other recent sales on same block, sq/ft prices etcjohnmichael: How do you determine the fair market value?