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So now I'm in the flip other side. I'm post-closing. I did go through the property disclosure. It was as is, and it was a flip. And also, I did also get a home inspector as well. And this is through a VA loan. So now I'm trying to figure out if I should do a mold remediation myself or...
So now I'm in the flip other side. I'm post-closing. I did go through the property disclosure. It was as is, and it was a flip. And also, I did also get a home inspector as well. And this is through a VA loan. So now I'm trying to figure out if I should do a mold remediation myself or...
So now I'm in the flip other side. I'm post-closing. I did go through the property disclosure. It was as is, and it was a flip. And also, I did also get a home inspector as well. And this is through a VA loan. So now I'm trying to figure out if I should do a mold remediation myself or...
Go ahead and do a deed in lieu of foreclosure situation because now I don't feel comfortable staying there at all because what else is concealed in this house? I don't know. And turns out the guy that flipped it has a horrible reputation around the community for doing basically pig lipstick on a pig blitz.
Go ahead and do a deed in lieu of foreclosure situation because now I don't feel comfortable staying there at all because what else is concealed in this house? I don't know. And turns out the guy that flipped it has a horrible reputation around the community for doing basically pig lipstick on a pig blitz.
Go ahead and do a deed in lieu of foreclosure situation because now I don't feel comfortable staying there at all because what else is concealed in this house? I don't know. And turns out the guy that flipped it has a horrible reputation around the community for doing basically pig lipstick on a pig blitz.
Yeah, the mold is in plain view, but from a lay person, if you look at it, it looks like mildew or maybe like dirt, just like a dirty basement. But the second inspector that came in said, this is definitely mold. It's in plain view. Nobody called this. He said the appraiser could have called it, but I know they're there for just evaluation purposes.
Yeah, the mold is in plain view, but from a lay person, if you look at it, it looks like mildew or maybe like dirt, just like a dirty basement. But the second inspector that came in said, this is definitely mold. It's in plain view. Nobody called this. He said the appraiser could have called it, but I know they're there for just evaluation purposes.
Yeah, the mold is in plain view, but from a lay person, if you look at it, it looks like mildew or maybe like dirt, just like a dirty basement. But the second inspector that came in said, this is definitely mold. It's in plain view. Nobody called this. He said the appraiser could have called it, but I know they're there for just evaluation purposes.
But he said that, you know, you potentially have a case and have contacted attorneys and they are all Pretty much that I don't have a case because it's a buyer beware state, which I wasn't. I didn't know what that meant. So the onus is on the buyers and it's not a lot of consumer protections for us in West Virginia.
But he said that, you know, you potentially have a case and have contacted attorneys and they are all Pretty much that I don't have a case because it's a buyer beware state, which I wasn't. I didn't know what that meant. So the onus is on the buyers and it's not a lot of consumer protections for us in West Virginia.
But he said that, you know, you potentially have a case and have contacted attorneys and they are all Pretty much that I don't have a case because it's a buyer beware state, which I wasn't. I didn't know what that meant. So the onus is on the buyers and it's not a lot of consumer protections for us in West Virginia.
Yes. So I had an adjuster come with my homeowner's insurance, but, of course, they deemed it preexisting. And the adjuster told me that the basement has not even upped the code. So the cost of going to the basement is like $20,000 plus. And the mold remediation itself would be $10,000 plus.
Yes. So I had an adjuster come with my homeowner's insurance, but, of course, they deemed it preexisting. And the adjuster told me that the basement has not even upped the code. So the cost of going to the basement is like $20,000 plus. And the mold remediation itself would be $10,000 plus.
Yes. So I had an adjuster come with my homeowner's insurance, but, of course, they deemed it preexisting. And the adjuster told me that the basement has not even upped the code. So the cost of going to the basement is like $20,000 plus. And the mold remediation itself would be $10,000 plus.
Yes. And he said, one of my questions before I hired him was, you know, how long have you been doing it? You know, what are your, just ask him his history of his work. And he's like over 20 years. And I looked at reviews. He has great reviews, great reviews on the BBB and all this stuff. And I was like, are you approved by the VA? Um, and he was like, yes.
Yes. And he said, one of my questions before I hired him was, you know, how long have you been doing it? You know, what are your, just ask him his history of his work. And he's like over 20 years. And I looked at reviews. He has great reviews, great reviews on the BBB and all this stuff. And I was like, are you approved by the VA? Um, and he was like, yes.
Yes. And he said, one of my questions before I hired him was, you know, how long have you been doing it? You know, what are your, just ask him his history of his work. And he's like over 20 years. And I looked at reviews. He has great reviews, great reviews on the BBB and all this stuff. And I was like, are you approved by the VA? Um, and he was like, yes.
And I verified everything and everything checked up on paper, but Yeah, none of that.
And I verified everything and everything checked up on paper, but Yeah, none of that.