27 Expensive And Annoying Home Maintenance Mistakes

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“Trusting a realtor, inspector, and seller. The foundation wall was cracked and bowing. Unfortunately, we didn’t find out until a year later, when the paneling that was installed over it began separating from the wall and the basement flooded. We didn’t know we could have sued for non-disclosure then. It’s now been 18 years.”

“The house also has old cloth wire and knob and tube panel box. We did ask for an upgraded panel box at the time. The roof had three layers of shingles, which the inspector never mentioned. Had gas heat but no AC. He wouldn’t even look in the attic as the access was too small. So I’m sure there is no recourse. 

My brother and I were both 19 or 20 when we bought the home with a VA loan. The wall was cracked below the ground surface outside. So you could not see it. Anyway, the house is almost paid off now, and we had the roof replaced during the last bad storm with hail and wind damage this year. Still needs a lot of work as we find more and more issues as it was an older house, like no insulation in exterior walls. 

We should have passed on it at the time, but it was dolled up with fresh paint and new carpet. No one in our family had ever owned a home before, and we always moved around a lot. So this was pretty important to us then.”

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