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Cassie Chun Cesspool to septic conversion in Hawaii
23 June 2020 | 8 replies

Cesspools are relatively common in certain areas of Hawaii. I have a fix & flip property with a cesspool and the wastewater department will not approve/sign off on our building permit until the cesspool is upgrade...

Angel Medrano Has anyone purchased a house with a cesspool
28 January 2021 | 13 replies

Has Anyone purchased a home with a cesspool effectively

Kayla Elliott Hawaii and Septic Situation Question
7 March 2018 | 8 replies

Weird niche question for those of you in Hawaii, but what is the septic situation out there like? I've heard that most of SFR's are still on cess pools, but I wanted to hear from native Hawaiians on what they thought ...

Debra Irvine Investment property with a cesspool
12 November 2022 | 15 replies

We purchase an investment property, we had our own inspector come out to the house prior to closing and the hard money company we used also had their inspector come out to the home. We just found out when we listed th...

Marie Louis Plumbing Issues on First Deal Please Help
4 February 2019 | 3 replies

In September of last year I purchased my first investment property from a developer. When the developer acquired the property it was originally a SFH that was then converted to a two unit property. After analyzing the...

Angel Medrano Need advice on buying a house with a cesspool
10 January 2020 | 3 replies

Found a couple houses in a rural area selling houses with cesspools. Wondering if anyone has done a deal like this. What’s the process to change to septic cost permits etc. and was it worth it!

Brian Sherman Found a house on a cesspool
28 February 2021 | 5 replies

Im in California. I found a house on a cesspool, which I think is also known as a tight tank. The owner said it needs to be decommissioned and have the house connected to the street sewer and water lines (it's on well...

Benjamin Haberman CESS POOL
22 May 2016 | 3 replies

Hello BP,Has anyone ever received an accepted offer on a rental investment and then find a cess pool during inspection period? From what I know, cess pools can't be financed. There is not a lot of info on BP about ces...

Keith W. Conversion to Sewer Costs
20 August 2020 | 7 replies

Any ballpark figures on the cost to convert a cesspool to public sewer?I imagine the costs and rules will differ depending on location but, is it $5k project, $20k, $50k? Would you buy a home with a cesspool?

Bob Adams HUD home with undisclosed cesspool
20 November 2018 | 4 replies

i(owner-occupant) am in the process of losing my emd(earnest money deposit) due to my cancelling the contract on a hud home i won the bid on -- i had everything in place on my end, loan, appraisal, etc., and was waiti...