Big mistake! The problems the couple had noticed went much deeper. The weak basement doorway translated into unfortified walls leading downstairs. The bouncy bathroom floor had been wet under the linoleum and up two of the walls. The flickering lights warned them of the outdated wiring that needed to be replaced. In the end, their $10,000 savings only gave them a bit of consolation when they paid $27,000 for all of the necessary remodeling! Ben and Amber thought they had found paradise when they saw a five-bedroom house that sat on pastoral acreage in the American countryside. At less than $180,000, it seemed a steal. But it wasn’t a bargain. Ben and Amber soon realized the dream home they had purchased for their growing family was infested with snakes. Throngs of reptiles crawled beneath the outer walls. At night, the young couple said they would lie awake and listen to slithering inside the walls. It was like living in a horror movie. Repeated attempts to relocate the snakes failed. A professional animal removal company came in to try to prevent the snakes from returning, but they couldn't solve the problem either. The bill for the service was thousands of dollars, even though they weren't successful. The homeowners said they waged war against the snakes, and “the snakes won.” The buyers had little recourse when they decided to flee the home. They had signed a document before closing noting the snake infestation. They said they had been assured by the listing agent that the snakes were just a story “invented” by the previous
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