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BEWARE OF UNHEATED HOMES!
With the generous number of foreclosure homes and short sale homes on the real estate market today, they are often found without heat due to one or more disconnected utilities.  This is a serious concern in the colder parts of the country.
While everything may appear fine, freezing conditions may have caused major damage.  Often a property will have notices posted that it has been winterized.  However, I have seen many a home that was not properly winterized or winterized only after cold weather has set in.
Plumbing and hot water heating systems are the number one concern that is affected by freezing due to lack of heat.  Additional defects that often prevail are mold growth, damaged sheet rock and buckled floors.  The mold growth can occur as an unheated home will gain a substantial amount of moisture.  And when warmer weather returns, mold will have its way.
In severe cases, foundations have even been lifted by frost heaving of the soil.  With a heated home there always is some warmth escaping adjacent through foundation which maintains the nearby soil from freezing.  With an unheated home now the soil next to the foundation can freeze and if wet, can raise the ... more

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