J Scott
Buyer's Agent Disclosing Defects
A friend of mine is looking to buy a personal residence in California (it's a hot market and most sellers refuse inspection contingencies in contracts, so buyer due diligence needs to be done upfront prior to cont...
Jon Q.
Blockchain real estate brainstorm
Professionals and fellow-investors,I’m running a blockchain real estate brainstorming group...Can you help me out with answering the following questions:What are aspects to your job that you don’t like, specifically w...
Jack B.
Will housing crash in 2026 or has it already crashed? Expert called last two crashes.
This guy called the last two crashes, says there will be one in 2026 too. https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-12...But we have the lowest demand since the 90's, even lower than the 2008 crash. Pr...
Roger Vi
Buying home with defective siding...
Hey I'm looking at a duplex right now with Louisiana-Pacific siding (LP siding, had class action suit that ended in 2002).
In the past when I see this siding I can use a little strength and pull off an entire piece ...
Frank Daly
Defective furnaces to be replaced
I have a contract on triplex. During inspection we found two out of three furnaces have cracks in the heat exchangers, which will need to be replaced. What is the best way to word the addendum so I can control the qua...
Scott Lepore
failure to disclose known defects
I bought a house "as-is" but isn't the buyer still required to disclose known defects, and if they don't, can I sue? I was opening up a wall and lo-and-behold, the previous owner had dug out the crawl space to add sq...
Nathan Roberts
New Home Build - Construction Defect
Hello, I bought a home in Dec 2022 in Venice FL from Meritage Homes. I closed when the kitchen was not fully completed because I had to lock the rate at 4.5%. All the doors were misaligned and it needs the vendor (Tim...
Sandy Hu
Undisclosed sewer defect! Seeking advice!
I just purchased a property and realized there is an undisclosed sewer defect. The property was previously managed by a management company. According to the plumbing company, the property manager was aware of the defe...
Andrew Harrill
Indianapolis General contractor Construction Defect
Hello all, looking for help with construction defect and negligence in Indianapolis. I am wondering how to proceed. I hired a licensed contractor to assist me with a rehab. There are quite a few items that they faile...
Rick Richard
Inspection Contingency and Known Defects
I'm ready to sign an offer to purchase on a property that has water in the basement/foundation cracks. The offer includes an inspection contingency. The contingency states Defects do not includes those the Buyer had ...