When they had the Home Inspector in, he tested for mold and found the old house full of mold. Its a gorgeous home locally that's listed for $835,900. It's an older family estate home and the kids don't want it so they spent a substantial amount of money to bring the home up to date with new washrooms, new floors, windows and a new kitchen in order to sell for the maximum dollar. The mold is in the basement and bathrooms (I guess the contractor just didn't notice the mold huh?)
The place shows beautifully. Here's the dilema. The agent is a long time friend of the family. She knows of the mold problem and knows it should be noted on the listing but refuses to do it. So she has distanced herself from the problem by giving the listing to her assistant to do all of the showings. She won't give the listing up because it's a big listing for her. I don't know if her Broker knows the situation yet, but after talking to the Home Inspector that found the mold, he feels he should go talk to the Broker personally.
What aggravates the problem is that there aren't a lot of Home Inspectors here that test for mold. So the agent is likely to have another Inspector come in that doesn't do the mold test once an offer is in. The home will pass a regular inspection and I guess the agent feels that she'll be in the clear once the house gets a passing grade.
Sadly, this looks like an expensive case of BUYER BEWARE.
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