buying a home- can someone give me some advice?

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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.

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!

In terms of buying a house, other than seeing or smelling mold, are there things

like drainage issues or insulation I should be aware of? Someone mentioned old

paint being bad in an earlier post, but I can't find the message now.

Would anyone recommend I look for pre-1970's homes (because of the bad/tight

insulation)? Anything else I should be aware of or look for?

There will be a home inspector looking for mold before closing the sale, but if

there's mold that can't be seen in walls or something, is there something I

should put in a mold clause about this?

Sorry I'm all over the place... any advice anyone can offer would be much

appreciated!!