house you’ve only lived in for less than six months.
How was that even possible?
The key lesson here is to really know the house that you’re buying. You should always have a good termite inspector to investigate if the house presents any termite and the extent of damage before you remove the contingencies on the purchase. If you’re going to make such a huge investment in a new home, the small price of precaution is worth it. The stories continue endlessly. I recently met a lady at a café with an incredible first-time buyer story. I happened to overhear her conversation, so I decided to step in and ask about it. Sue and her fiancé were searching for their first home with the intention of buying one before their wedding. They had been told about a great real estate agent in the city where they wanted to call home, and so they looked him up to ask his help in finding the right home. The problem was that the only praise they heard about him was from clients who had hired him to sell homes, not from home buyers. He met up with Sue and her fiancé to go over different homes he had on his list, and then it was time to take a trip around town to see them. There was one home that he talked profusely about, and so they went in to take a look. Sue and her fiancé knew what good quality was, and so they were able to see right away that there were problems. The floors squeaked when you walk on it, there were some stains on the ceiling that looked like were painted over, and the light switches in the hallway seemed to pop and flicker. Although very nicely painted, this house didn’t fool them.
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