My Money Pit--I Want Your Advice

[~Daisy~]

Good point. I am aware that it is on septic but at this stage, no one knows the condition of the system. I'm dealing with the middlemen in the Bank-Owned world.

[followsthewolf]

Has there been any kind of inspection?

How about pumping it out?

Maintenance?

Not to scare you, but it can get very costly.

[~Daisy~]

No, not yet...Once we have completely decided this is what we want to do I will order them.

[Mr442]

The house we live in had sat empty for 3+ years after a divorce.  Our septic tank filled up within 4 months of us moving in and we had to have it pumped out.  Turns out, that the 3 years of inactivity had caused the bacteria to die off after it had dried out. 

Knowing that, if I ever moved into a house that had not been recently occupied, I would have the tank pumped first thing to get a "fresh" start.

Also, some older houses had metal tanks.  Those are just waiting to cave in by now and should be replaced.  An inspection is definitely in order.

[Sunny]

Our house sat vacant for awhile, too...you'd be amazed at some of the things we've been finding!!!! Things that weren't even found in a home inspection.

[followsthewolf]

Our house sat vacant for awhile, too...you'd be amazed at some of the things we've been finding!!!! Things that weren't even found in a home inspection.

Amen.

Been there, done that, got the ginormously expensive t-shirt!!!!!

[Sunny]

LOL! You'd appreciate some of the things, FTW -- husband actually made a trip to the barracks one day to have them field-tested. 

[followsthewolf]

I can imagine.

It is better to be safe than.....you know.

[Sunny]

Exactly.

Also makes for interesting conversation. We've told a few neighbors on our street & the faces they make are priceless!

"You found WHAT!?!? There's no way...couldn't be...I never saw them as the type...not on THIS street".

[followsthewolf]

Anything test positive?

BTW -- MANY comments were similar to your neighbors'. Usually for the powdered substances as opposed to herbal. Most people don't even raise an eyebrow at the green any more.

And, quite honestly, unless it got shoved in my face or was part of a more serious problem, I wasn't much interested, I have to admit.

[~Daisy~]

What the hell did you find???

[Sunny]

Yep, all 3 tested positive for crack/cocaine.

Nice.

Test-tubes, Daisy, for one thing...hidden behind the fireplace insert, in an upper kitchen cabinet & the back of a water-heater closet. Oh, and some wrappers that the 'rocks' apparently were transported in.

The majority of the homes on our street range in the 300-700k range....not that drug-use discriminates, by any means, just makes the potion more expensive.

And raises a few eyebrows.

[~Daisy~]

Holy Shit! That's nuts!