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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    meanwhile, at Snake Mountain...
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    Home buying thread

    It is. If you have the money to litigate, which I do not.
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    Home buying thread

    That would indeed be a damn shame, especially if it happens before end of the month.
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    Home buying thread

    Well, we spoke with one last lawyer earlier this week. Nobody will take the case without at least a $10k retainer and the potential to pay upwards of $75k to search for the previous owners, depose witness testimony, and serve papers to multiple parties, not counting legal work. We got the...
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    Home buying thread

    The mortgage is around $300k—the insurance company has written the house off its coverage. We found more evidence of blatant concealment because they openly installed such new trim on the outside. The forensics guy says this is way too new (obviously) to have not been a cover-up. The boards have...
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    Home buying thread

    The realtor agency called us back today. Said we should have pushed more for information during our option period. I asked them if they knew about timestamps because the text messages and emails I have show that we asked about certain things during the 'option' period, and nobody from the...
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    Home buying thread

    Received an email today that the insurance provider has refused to cover the house, which puts the mortgage at risk. I spoke with a real lawyer who guided us on what to do next. Our realtor was made aware of the issue the weekend prior to Memorial Day. Suffice it to say, our realtor also did not...
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    Home buying thread

    Inspectors in TX are run at the state level, and the ability to get an inspector to testify against another inspector is pretty much zilch. And yes, it would require litigation, but the odds of winning against the inspector are minimal because we would have to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt...
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    Home buying thread

    You still have to pay, even on a contingency basis. I have also spoken to real estate firms that will handle this sort of case on a contingency basis. But I cannot compel a lawyer to do what they advertise. If they don't want to take the case, they won't. The only other option I have is the...
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    Home buying thread

    I am looking for a legal team to represent us but nobody wants to take the case right now without being a slam dunk and they're continually telling us it's going to be a 2-year battle so the fees will be astronomical. They're all acting like this is a huge inonvenience for "them" and not us. As...
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    Home buying thread

    Here's the hallway and washroom after we remove the baseboards, there's multiple patches and cover-ups on what is clearly black mold. They made an insurance thing in 2024 for moisture damage and instead of remediated the moisture damage properly, they just covered up and did the bare minimum...
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    Home buying thread

    Well, I have to find a lawyer that will take the case. None of them seem to find an interest in it. I have one lawyer who's willing to look at the documents but they won't take any action until they have a formal price assessment. And like I said they want a $10,000 retainer. My best hope is...
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    Home buying thread

    The plastic is what tipped us off since the day we had that rain on 5/21; the moisture coming in was so significant. Without that plastic, we had no idea there was anything of a problem. The two ceiling screenshots were the condition of the interior after we started seeing problems. The...
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    Home buying thread

    A couple of snapshots of the exterior, there is no plate, it's all rot. The interior baseboard is all rotted. The 'cracking' is actually tape that is still separating as moisture was absorbed mid-last week, so it's continuing to split. Since there is no foundation, the flooring is warped and...
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    Home buying thread

    So, update: Removing the baseboard on the additional interior revealed wood framing with visible black mold, mold cultures, rot, and moldy, decayed insulation. Heavy moisture presence was identified on May 28th, in immediate proximity to the electrical wiring. Our contractor removed a piece of...