Re: buying a home- can someone give me some advice?

[Guest guest]

It's good you will have an inspection, but most home inspectors don't (or won't)

include mold in their review. One thing you need to watch for in Denver is that

most of the older homes have a crawl space in the basement. That's a good place

for mold because crawl spaces are dark and wet. Something to consider with

condos is that you don't know how your neighbors are taking care of their units.

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From: alekrog <alekrog@...>

Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 10:18:33 AM

Subject: [] buying a home- can someone give me some advice?

Hi all,

Wow, this is a great group-- I've learned so much... I wanted to send a quick

thanks to everyone for this.

I'm looking to buy a small house or condo in Denver, CO.

[Guest guest]

There is a very excellent expert indoor air consultant right in this group from

Denver area. He is a great source of help for us. Carl Grimes. I wish he

lived near me. You can see his posts at the group.

>

> Hi all,

>

> Wow, this is a great group-- I've learned so much... I wanted to send a quick

thanks to everyone for this.

>

> I'm looking to buy a small house or condo in Denver, CO.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Incidentally, Jeff and Carl, if you ever come to the Cincinnati area for another

job, please let me know. I can't afford to fly you in, but I would like the

opportunity to consult with you if you were here for some other reason. Thanks!

> >

> >> > I'm looking to buy a small house or condo in Denver, CO.

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi,

    I do not know th law in Denver.  However you can have both an inspection and

a mold assessment and make your contract contingent upon those 2 conditions.  If

repairs need to be done you can negotiate the terms, if mold is found run !!

 

Make sure your Relator is representing you.  Again I do not know the law there.

Not both you and the sellers.   

God Bless !!

dragonflymcs

Mayleen

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From: alekrog <alekrog@...>

Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 1:18:33 PM

Subject: [] buying a home- can someone give me some advice?

 

Hi all,

Wow, this is a great group-- I've learned so much... I wanted to send a quick

thanks to everyone for this.

I'm looking to buy a small house or condo in Denver, CO.

[Guest guest]

YES,look at homes to buy during the rainy season or several days of rain, look

for dry,dry,dry, basements,crawspaces, good roofs,guttering,no plumbing leaks,

no carpet ,clean,well maintained air systems, and make sire ypir smeller is in

good working order that day. if you smell what some call a nuldewy smell,

run.

>

> Hi all,

>

> Wow, this is a great group-- I've learned so much... I wanted to send a quick

thanks to everyone for this.

>

> I'm looking to buy a small house or condo in Denver, CO.

>

[Guest guest]

I moved from VA to the west toget away from mold. Had an inspection that showed

no mold, almost died after 6 days in the house. had a leak 20 years ago. don't

buy a house. I still have another building that I cannot sell in this economy.

Do not buy until you can maintain health for at least 2 or more years. This

illness up-regulates, and you don't want to start loosing your resources

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>

> I'm looking to buy a small house or condo in Denver, CO.

>

> I'm in college & have been staying with my parents to recover from living in a

moldy house. My parents are saints for putting up with me living with them, but

for their sanity & mine, I need my own place!

[Guest guest]

When performing mold inspections a qualified industrial hygienist would be the

person to do it.  There are a lot of unqualified mold inspectors and they can

cause harm. 

Also consider if you wait the market changes and you may not be able to get then

what you can get now.  I would research inspectors and industrial hygienist

first to make sure you have a good companies I could use for inspections. 

 

God Bless !!

dragonflymcs

Mayleen

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From: carondeen <kdeanstudios@...>

Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2009 9:26:33 AM

Subject: [] Re: buying a home- can someone give me some advice?

 

I moved from VA to the west toget away from mold. Had an inspection that showed

no mold, almost died after 6 days in the house. had a leak 20 years ago. don't

buy a house. I still have another building that I cannot sell in this economy.

Do not buy until you can maintain health for at least 2 or more years. This

illness up-regulates, and you don't want to start loosing your resources

---

>

[Guest guest]

One thing to be careful about in this market are buying homes that have at one

point been left trashed and/or unoccupied for some time. IMHO, both could create

a host of air quality issues. Maybe there is a way to get a history of the house

from the realtor or even the neighbors. We bought a house in 2002 and learned

alot from one of our neighbors who knew more about the house than the owner we

bought from.

Sam

When performing mold inspections a qualified industrial

hygienist would be the person to do it.  There are a lot of unqualified mold

inspectors and they can cause harm. 

[Guest guest]

Neighbors are more likely source of information.  Relators are not allowed to

discuss certain things so they do not implicate themselves in profiling and

other legal messes.  Home story to them is only what is public information. 

Home owners in this state anyway must disclose such things.  There is also a

mandated mold disclosure form. If you lie and it found you knew you are legally

resposible. That is this state FL. 

If you found a home you can go to neighbors on your own and ask them if they

know of anything about the home let them know you are interested in buying so

they maybe more free to speak to you.

The Relator listing the property only has what owner disclosed,  the realtor

showing the property has only what listing agent posted about it.

 

  

God Bless !!

dragonflymcs

Mayleen

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From: Sam <yaddayadda53@...>

Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2009 2:50:26 PM

Subject: Re: [] Re: buying a home- can someone give me some advice?

 

One thing to be careful about in this market are buying homes that have at one

point been left trashed and/or unoccupied for some time. IMHO, both could create

a host of air quality issues. Maybe there is a way to get a history of the house

from the realtor or even the neighbors. We bought a house in 2002 and learned

alot from one of our neighbors who knew more about the house than the owner we

bought from.

Sam

[Guest guest]

How does one find out what is on disclosure forms in your state? I had moldy

deteriorating wall in garage but it was replaced and one corner of basement

which cannot be reached that is not large. I plan to disclose everything I know

of but would be good to be prepared to know what kind of detail is needed, or

what kind of documentation might be required of repairs, so I can be keeping

those ahead of time.

>

> Neighbors are more likely source of information.  Relators are not allowed to

discuss certain things so they do not implicate themselves in profiling and

other legal messes.  Home story to them is only what is public information. 

Home owners

[Guest guest]

what state are u in ?? 

 

God Bless !!

dragonflymcs

Mayleen

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From: barb1283 <barb1283@...>

Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2009 3:50:08 PM

Subject: [] Re: buying a home- can someone give me some advice?

 

How does one find out what is on disclosure forms in your state?

[Guest guest]

Also forget the condo.  Apt living, condo has too many problems with neighbors. 

I am in that situation.  One has a leak the mold finds it's way into your air

space. If you have MCS as well it is that much worse.

 

God Bless !!

dragonflymcs

Mayleen

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From: carondeen <kdeanstudios@...>

Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2009 9:26:33 AM

Subject: [] Re: buying a home- can someone give me some advice?

 

I moved from VA to the west toget away from mold. Had an inspection that showed

no mold, almost died after 6 days in the house. had a leak 20 years ago. don't

buy a house. I still have another building that I cannot sell in this economy.

Do not buy until you can maintain health for at least 2 or more years. This

illness up-regulates, and you don't want to start loosing your resources

---

>

[Guest guest]

I would never get a place with a basement. At least in an apartment you can move

and no ties. I have had mold in both apartments and homes, two houses. In an

apartment top floor is good except of course if the roof leaks. But yes you

have the neighbors cooking, etc. My neighbor loves to use amonia a lot. She

cooks popcorn or should I say burns popcorn a lot and has bacon everyday. Who

has bacon everyday. But at least it is better than one place where they cooked

cabbage several times a week even a 3 am. God it is difficult with this

illness. -

-- In , dragonflymcs <dragonflymcs@...> wrote:

[Guest guest]

Sorry............

If it was me and they cooked popcorn my lungs would seize up one of my worst

(UHH).  Amonia OMG !  Clorox (HC) Where I am there are no basements.  Not all

homes have basements. Basements usually up north. 

I have a friend with severe MCS and he looked for a hom for 1 1/2 years.  He is

OK there.  I have neigbors using pesticides and unaccomodating management who

re-exposed me to mold.  Then sewer back-ups.

I cannot do apartmnets.  No way, no more. Dying to get out, literally.

I have heard the best places to recover are in NM and Ar,  only certain parts.

God Bless !!

dragonflymcs

Mayleen

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From: ldelp84227 <ldelp84227@...>

Sent: Friday, September 4, 2009 4:25:12 PM

Subject: [] Re: buying a home- can someone give me some advice?

 

I would never get a place with a basement. At least in an apartment you can move

and no ties. I have had mold in both apartments and homes, two houses. In an

apartment top floor is good except of course if the roof leaks. But yes you have

the neighbors cooking, etc. My neighbor loves to use amonia a lot. She cooks

popcorn or should I say burns popcorn a lot and has bacon everyday. Who has

bacon everyday. But at least it is better than one place where they cooked

cabbage several times a week even a 3 am. God it is difficult with this illness.

-

-- In , dragonflymcs <dragonflymcs@ ...> wrote: