Hi Guys, I bought a 1977 built house which was last sold for $390k in 2019 and I paid $650k. After moving in we found the cabinet drawers were broken and the house had plumbing issues which will cost up to $2k to fix. Surely I am not the only one who had these issues. Anyone else want to share their story ?
We just moved into our first house this month, a 1960s asbestos ridden place for 727k. The conveyancer noticed a missing piece of documentation in the section 32 which meant it could be nullified by us right up to settlement if we wanted, which was nice to have in the back pocket.
I wasn’t aware that there’s no legal obligation for the seller to leave the property clean upon sale, so there was a bit of muck to remove.
Otherwise the building inspector did a good job, so we knew what to expect when going in. No hidden surprises yet.
That’s why you get an inspection. Go in eyes open.
Cabinet drawers are nothing, hit up youtube or instructables and fix 'em up or replace. 2k for plumbing isn’t that bad.
Mate you cannot find issues in 5min inspection. I think the whole process needs to be changed but the power is in the hand of real estate agents, not sellers and not buyers. They make and dictate the rules.
…dude, you either got fucking ripped or went cheap.
Our house inspection report is literally 179 pages. It certainly isn’t a ‘five minute’ job.
You can possibly sue your inspector for missing both of those things.
Good way to spend $200k fighting to save $2k.
my inspector had a disclaimer that said essentially they can’t be held responsible for things like that. made me wonder what they actually get paid for
In our previous house, we discovered that a component of the roof guttering was a tomato sauce bottle with a hole it. It was doing the job, so we just laughed and left it where it was.
Pfft a Bbq sauce bottle is what the pros use
I think that’s fairly common for older places.
My experience is similar. Some things were overlooked when we bought. Others just were up for fixing after a few years.
Finding a decent plumber has proved difficult. I’ve at least found good AC and electrical trades.
$2k is a relatively cheap fix.
