Exposed rock hand excavated french drains are both ancient and modern.
Hand excavated french drains cost less than they pay in any market, but especially in a buyers market, with record high home inventory and falling prices.
Todays home buyers have much to choose from. The bank will (more…)
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Non-disclosure of home drainage problems? Bad thinking.
Saturday, January 16th, 2010Some home sellers disclose groundwater problems, and many do not
Sunday, November 15th, 2009I was involved recently, in a conversation with a homeowner who contended that she did not want exposed river rock on the top of her proposed hand excavated french drain installation, because it would show any future home buyers that the home had a groundwater problem.
I explained that home sellers who do not disclose former or present groundwater problems and installed groundwater solutions, are putting themselves at risk legally under state law, and that it was not ethical as well.
Write earnest money agreements with repair clauses to protect yourself
Sunday, August 16th, 2009When you are buying a home protect yourself from seller non disclosure of home drainage problems by adding an inspection and repair clause in the earnest money agreement that obligates the sellers to make repairs, to include home inspector found and professional home drainage contractor proposed home drainage repairs.
There is a repairs cap generally in every earnest money agreement. Don’t make the amount too low if you really want to (more…)
