The grand total to repair this problem came to over $12,000! That is big money to pay unexpectedly in a house you have lived in for less than six months. The key lesson here is to really know the house you are buying. Conducting a careful home inspection can quickly identify serious problems like this. If you are going to make such a huge investment in a new home, the small price of precaution is worth it. Another story involves Sue and her fiancé searching for their first home with the intention of buying one before their wedding. They had been told about a real estate agent in the city they wanted to call home. They contacted him 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. The agent 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 person 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 basement doorway was weak. The upstairs bathroom floor bounced, and the light switches in the hallway seemed to pop and flicker. Although very nicely painted, this house did not fool them. When confronted with these concerns, the agent replied that they could always fix those problems later.
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