Thursday, November 4, 2010

Warning Signals Before Buying A Home

By Maria Valenzuela

Beauty is only skin deep so, a home that looks stunning outside should make potential home buyers be very meticulous and detailed in checking for flaws inside the home. Here are the the warning signals that you should heed for before buying a home.

1. Faulty Electric Wiring - Dimming lights, hot outlets, blown fuses, no ground fault circuit interrupters in wet locations, tripped or overloaded circuit breakers, ungrounded receptacles, or a home wired before the 1950s are just some of the warning signs that the home is a result from an amateur or do-it-yourself wiring. If a home have these signs then you should consider buying another home before you can actually spend more than you just saved from the cheap price.

2. Porous grout and cracks - Check that there is no water damage in a home you are interested in buying. Make sure that not even as small as one sixteenth of an inch crack can be seen so as to avoid thousands of damage later if not discovered.

3. Defective Plumbing System - Toilets that don't flush or drains that chug is one of the signs of a defective plumbing system. If the plumbing system is inadequately vented, you should be asking your Real Estate agent about it.

4. Flawed Heating and Cooling Systems - Confirm from a gas company that the gas-fired furnaces in the home you are interested in buying does not emit deadly carbon monoxide and is safe before you buy or move-in. The gas company might require a replacement or just lock it out if considered unsafe.

5. Damaged Roof - If the roof is in bad condition then the rest of the house might be lurking some serious problems as well. In new construction litigation, 80 percent involves roofing problems. If the roof is damage, check the attic as well to find out if there are roof leaks, pest infestation, faulty electrical wiring, inadequate insulation, and so on.

6. Foundation problems - The foundation is most expensive part to repair and the most important part of the house. So, make sure that the foundation is not damp or the exterior walls are not too close to the flower beds. - 42574

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