The cellar has what the agent called French drains - there a gap between the cellar wall and floor to let water drain down. No access to garage through the house. Agent couldn't open the garage door, so I didn't get to see that. Unknown access to attic crawl space. Front bay window had actuall holes in the casements that went through to the outside due to rotten wood. The heating system is oil/hot water baseboard. Unknown when serviced last.
The family doesn't own it, it's in the hands of a developer who bought it 4 months ago and is probably just flipping it. I told the agent about the comps and average price for similar size home was $152 a sq ft and their price is $233. He said that the former value was probably the price the developers paid. What disturbed me is that was the huge bucket in the cellar under the toilet drain that was almost full to the brim. I asked it it was still leaking. The agent put his hand under and said "Yeahhhh." I then asked if the owner was going to repair the windows and plumbing leaks. The agent indicated that he thought all that was going to be done had been done. In the printed disclosure statement, all the boxes were checked "Unknown". I guess that lets the owners out of committing to any definite claim.
Sound like another house to pass on. After looking at this one, mine doesn't seem so bad.
