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Who will tell me not to buy?
This story has been adapted to not reveal those mentioned. It is not located in PA or on the Main Line but it does contain a good moral worth remembering.
A client loved a particular home. They made an offer and their offer was accepted. It was an estate selling the home as is. Home inspections were arranged. Issues arose.
The home was riddled with mold. Water was getting into the basement.  It was going to take extensive remediation to fix.There were also potential issues with the electrical wiring and the home inspector called for further investigation by an electrical contractor. However the inspector said the house was solid and had good bones.
The buyer arranged some further inspections and contractors to visit the house. Yes the wiring needed to be replaced, it was old and was not up to code. But nice house and well built said the electrician.
The contractor visited to look at the issue of water penetration, yes it would need some landscaping and some drainage issues to fix the water penetration. Well built house said the contractor.
Finally the mold remediation expert came by. He looked around and shook his head, it was going to take a lot of work to ... more

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