Amethyst
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Hells bells...we bought our current (used) house from out-of-state, but walked through it twice first and paid to have it inspected, not just by the general house inspector, but by a roofer and a plumber. And we still got fooled, on various things that only became apparent after we moved in!
For example, the refrigerator doesn't have a freezer. Who buys a fridge with no freezer? There was an upright freezer in the garage, which the inspector said was working, because when plugged in, it started to hum. However, it never got really cold. I raised such a stink about this that the sellers actually bought a cheap chest freezer and left it in the living room. I had to pay someone to move it into the garage and get rid of the dysfunctional one.
For example, the refrigerator doesn't have a freezer. Who buys a fridge with no freezer? There was an upright freezer in the garage, which the inspector said was working, because when plugged in, it started to hum. However, it never got really cold. I raised such a stink about this that the sellers actually bought a cheap chest freezer and left it in the living room. I had to pay someone to move it into the garage and get rid of the dysfunctional one.
It could be worse. A friend bought a villa in our neighborhood in Florida remotely... based on pictures. After closing... on his first visit, he finally realized that what he thought was a 2-car garage was really only a one-car garage. At least we get to yank his chain about it every now and then.
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