by "OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
Published 04/04/2017 at 13:02
by "OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
Published 04/04/2017 at 13:02
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so i’m about to by a house, my house has an agreement on it so everything’s moving forward however I feel like i’m getting fucked. Selling our house has been fine, buying the other has not. The sellers for the new house have been totally douches so far, they have had us remove things like the ability to review the new septic system design from our agreement and Sunday I drove past and the whole back yard was flooded. I knew they got water in the basement and the first thing i was going to do was put in a sump pump but what good is that going to do when you are in a lake? I feel like my only option now is to back out and give up my deposit or move forward but I’m afraid i’m getting myself into a fucking mess. I already thing I overpaid for this property and now even more so. The last thing I want to do is give these people a free $1k
"Ssfancyfresh" (scotttt)
04/04/2017 at 13:10, STARS: 4
Give them the free $1k. If your gut says bail, bail. Better to bail than bale.
"Party-vi" (party-vi)
04/04/2017 at 13:10, STARS: 21
Water in the basement? Fuck that. There should be a sump pump with a battery backup in there right now. If they don’t have that what else did they fuck up? They’re going to install the smallest/cheapest septic system they can to get out of there. I would cut your losses and run. $1,000 is a small price to pay versus a 30 year mortgage on a piece of shit.
Source - someone paying a 30 year mortgage on a piece of shit.
"Nisman" (nisman)
04/04/2017 at 13:14, STARS: 23
You should be able to get your earnest money back since they changed the terms of the contract. Back out, dude. It’s not worth it. Source: I do mortgages.
"Aremmes" (aremmes)
04/04/2017 at 13:16, STARS: 9
Flooded backyard? Water in the basement? “New” septic system for which they won’t show you the plans? This is only building up to having poop in the house in places where poop should not go. Run away!
"TheD0k_2many toys 2little time" (thed0ck)
04/04/2017 at 13:21, STARS: 0
bail. water in the basement sucks. your gut is telling you something is up so find a place where something doesnt seem fishy
"AfromanGTO" (afromangto)
04/04/2017 at 13:22, STARS: 6
Agreed. They aren’t being truthful, and are deliberately tying to mislead you. Get your money back, and tell them that you saw their backyard flooded.
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
04/04/2017 at 13:28, STARS: 0
Yup. There’s no doubt that this water will leach into the “new” septic which will then leach into the basement.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
04/04/2017 at 13:31, STARS: 2
All of the yes to this - these are huge red flags, and I think you can get the deposit back. Even if that’s NOT true, this house sounds like it could cost you WAYYYY more than the deposit if you follow through. For what it’s worth, I would always much rather get the work (septic) done myself after the sale to make damn sure it’s right, rather than trust an unknown seller whose only motivation is to spend as little as possible.
"BorkBorkBjork" (tbirdlemons)
04/04/2017 at 13:37, STARS: 3
Better yet, take a picture of the flooded back yard next time it rains.
"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
04/04/2017 at 13:39, STARS: 1
$1,000 sucks to give up but yeah. plus it sounds like opposaurus is fed up with the place already. $1,000 isn’t worth the rage that will ensue when something invariably goes wrong next.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
04/04/2017 at 13:49, STARS: 0
This sounds unbelievably sketchy. Like others have said it’s probably the tip of the iceberg. I’ve never bought a house but I did get a Mass. real estate license for fun a while back... if this is the kind of thing these people are willing to do overtly, I would run
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
04/04/2017 at 13:56, STARS: 0
Get out. They don’t want you seeing what they’re doing? Nah, F that. You need to able to scrutinize everything going on in your new home. Get out now.
"UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy" (smithtaylorm)
04/04/2017 at 14:00, STARS: 0
Definitely back out. This will not be the only bad thing you find.
"Funktheduck" (funktheduck)
04/04/2017 at 14:08, STARS: 4
2 things:
1. If they changed the terms of the agreement after you put down money, you should be able to get it back. You gave money for a different agreement. If not, see 2
2. Think of the $1k like spending money on a plane ride and PPI on a collector car. It’s a small percentage of the overall purchase price and cheaper than throwing money at something to fix shit. $1k now or $10k later?
Also, if it’s flooding now, it’ll do it again. You’ll need expensive flood insurance, assuming anyone would give you flood insurance.
"Spoon II" (Spoon_II)
04/04/2017 at 15:10, STARS: 0
This!
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
04/04/2017 at 15:34, STARS: 0
no they made us change everything before they signed the agreement. we’re not in a flood plain so we don’t need flood insurance, its just high ground water
"V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!" (v8demon)
04/04/2017 at 16:22, STARS: 0
Fuck that.
Walk.
"Tazio, Count Fouroff" (tazio0625)
04/04/2017 at 18:00, STARS: 0
Best wishes dude!
Totally none of my biznis but is there any way possible you can walk away from these losers and their [insert noun of choice]?Personally I worry that the Screw is just gonna be starting at Closing. Please accept apologies for my being the buzzkill. From your posts it seems this move, and buy, is pretty huge for you guys, understandably... just pulling for you guys to have the max chances for a positive outcome when you move.
Noted your earlier observation about 3 kids in a condo but maybe there are things that could be worse
/here endeth the sermon lol
PS whenever you eventually go to sell this [noun of choice] you probably won’t be deceitful and manipulative like these two so that’ll make it tougher to recoup your costs
"McMike" (mcmike)
04/06/2017 at 08:41, STARS: 0
The refusal to inspect something like that is reason enough to run. Start looking for something else.
What’s the last possible day/time you can back out and only lose the $1K? I would do what I could to string them along and give them every reason to believe that you are going ahead full steam with the purchase.
I would even go as far as asking them if you could come by on the weekend and measure a room or two for furniture, or measure for a fence estimate or something. I would even have something cheap shipped (or sign up for something) to the address, for good measure. “Oh, I have mail? I could have sworn I told them not to deliver it until June. Sorry”
Extra points are awarded if you are convincing enough that they have arranged for movers or started moving things into storage before you drop out.
"Tohru" (tohrurokuno)
04/06/2017 at 10:32, STARS: 0
If you think you hate the house now, just wait until you live in it.
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