Help!!!! First time home buyer in Cali

Originally Posted by RGD.

Worst one few years ago - and now this couple both have Phd's so you think they would of had a clue at least - anyway, the Realtor tells them it's not bad and will only run them about $2 grand to fix. $126 thousand later after replacing three basement walls . . . .

Always get a home inspection

Yikes! Just remember that getting that home inspection helps a lot, but didn't help us with that damn leak. The inspection doesn't guarantee you won't have any problems, it just lets you know what might need addressing before you take ownership.

Could the house collapse after inspection and the day you move in? Sure, but those inspectors (the good ones) do a good job at detecting the issues.

It was our choice to stick with the house we wanted and accept the $1,500 drop in price to 'take care of the leak'. To do over again, I would have demanded that they continue fixing the leak instead of telling us that they've tried & okay, we'll take off $1,500 for you to do the rest. We bought in a seller's market, though, had lost the first house because of a terrible realtor we used before finding the good one and did have another couple bidding with us. It was either them or us on this one too and we chose to bite the bullet and take on the problem.

You make the choices as they're presented to you. If there are too many issues that you'd rather not address, you're in the right place because there are plenty of other homes out there.