For anyone who has ever bought a home, when moving

Posted: May 4, 2015

any construction or upgrades of any kind? My child is in the process of buying a home. I have bought 2 in my lifetime. The first one was built in the 40s. It was a HUD, repossessed and nothing was needed to make it livable. The second was a fairly new home, 4 years old, and it also was move in ready. My daughter has had a terrible time trying to get the people selling to turn on utilities so it could be inspected. Yesterday told me inspection day. No water on, the inspector could not check the A/C, furnace, water. I could chew my nails am just thinking this is so not right. She tells me she has an extra $35,000.00 in case there are repairs to be made. Is this something that people do now, move into a home thinking they are to make repairs? The first house I moved from I had to do repairs before it could be sold, remember having to put in some steps at the back of the house and also had to have inspected for termites and such. Nail chewing up to my elbows about now. ;