Sellers covered up rot/mold

[Anonymous]

This happened to us too. Sorry, OP.

[Anonymous]

OP, I'm the PP who suggested you try to halt the disbursement of funds since it takes a day to fund and record in Virginia.

Did you do this??? This was your way out and if you didn't, then you likely missed any chance to do something about this, because it is "buyer beware" in Virginia.

For the comments disparaging inspectors, I know plenty of good ones, but they're not gods - they can't find every single thing wrong with a house. No one can.

For the comments disparaging realtors, I know plenty of good ones too, I'm a good one. I have absolutely gotten involved post-settlement to make things happen for my clients. The bad will you buy by cashing your check and moving on can be detrimental to a reputation. I'm not sure why many of you don't understand that. With word of mouth, internet reviews, etc, being what they are, the good agents don't take any chances with their reputation.

[Anonymous]

OP, talk to your neighbors.

I bet they know exactly when this occured.

We discovered some issues, not as big as yours, after the fact.

Talking to the neighbors it came out that the sellers were aware of the issue.

[Anonymous]

Agree absolutely with 21:23. I have gotten involved post-closing myself in the past (after my check was cashed, thank you very much) and made things right if issues ever arose. You cannot stay in business for decades with a shoddy reputation and stiffing clients. Your agent should step up and get involved. My question is why didn't your agent notice this to begin with? Tip #1 would be the prevalent smell of air freshener in the house (that is always a tip-off to me that something is being masked whether it is a wet basement, pet issues, mold, etc. and #2, I don't think (if I were your buyer's agent) that I would have let the sellers leave the desk in the house. I would have delayed closing till they got it out. OR I would have paid my own work men myself to get it out. Also, OP, you never mentioned if you were at the final walk through or if you did one? Have you spoken with your agent, your agent's broker or the title company as the previous agent wisely recommended? I would really be curious to know what your agent says and I wish you luck with this issue. I'm sorry you're dealing with this during such a stressful time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Legally though there is no recourse? unless I had moved their 200lb furniture during my inspection, there's nothing to be done?

Consult with a VA real estate attorney. Although VA is a caveat emptor state, the rule of caveat emptor usually says that they make no guarantees, but they are not allowed to deliberately hide a fault that they know about. I believe you said that they had had some work done several months back that would have necessitated moving the desk, so that it was clear that they knew about the issue. If they knew about an issue and deliberately moved a large desk to cover the issue and then asked to leave that desk, it certainly sounds like a deliberate cover-up of a known issue. I believe in that case, you might be entitled to redress, e.g. having them pay some or all of the cost of mold remediation (not replacing carpets). But each state is slightly different. That's why you need a VA real estate attorney who can advise you on how the law would cover such a situation.

[Anonymous]

Agent will do whatever he has to, to close. You cannot this late cancel the deal and take their commission

I think they filed a flood/water damage claim with their insurance. They should have disclosed it

[Anonymous]

I don't think OP had an agent. There has been no mention of one so far.

[Anonymous]

eh, it's weird that this HUGE problem in two of the main living areas was never noted on the initial tour of the house, home inspection or final walk thru by anyone - not the buyer, not the agents, not the inspector. How can that be?

Is that buyer's remorse I smell? Do I hear someone trying to get out of their own poor decision making and trying to pin the responsibility on someone else? That may or not be the case here. If Op would elaborate on how these very significant problems were completely overlooked by everyone, every time they were in that house that would be helpful. Right now I'm having a hard time seeing this as described..

[Anonymous]

Was the desk wet and moldy?

Or just the floors?

Were the rafters bare in the basement or were they hidden by ceiling tiles?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was the desk wet and moldy?

Or just the floors?

Were the rafters bare in the basement or were they hidden by ceiling tiles?

How do you hide a wet moldy desk in your living room? Enquiring minds would love to know.

[Anonymous]

I've got a dirty wheelbarrow that I would love to hide in my dining room...heehee.

[Anonymous]

^not that it's full of anything or anything.

[Anonymous]

Hahahahaha!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:eh, it's weird that this HUGE problem in two of the main living areas was never noted on the initial tour of the house, home inspection or final walk thru by anyone - not the buyer, not the agents, not the inspector. How can that be?

Is that buyer's remorse I smell? Do I hear someone trying to get out of their own poor decision making and trying to pin the responsibility on someone else? That may or not be the case here. If Op would elaborate on how these very significant problems were completely overlooked by everyone, every time they were in that house that would be helpful. Right now I'm having a hard time seeing this as described..

I was thinking the same... that OP is having a bad case of the buyer's remorse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:eh, it's weird that this HUGE problem in two of the main living areas was never noted on the initial tour of the house, home inspection or final walk thru by anyone - not the buyer, not the agents, not the inspector. How can that be?

Is that buyer's remorse I smell? Do I hear someone trying to get out of their own poor decision making and trying to pin the responsibility on someone else? That may or not be the case here. If Op would elaborate on how these very significant problems were completely overlooked by everyone, every time they were in that house that would be helpful. Right now I'm having a hard time seeing this as described..

I was thinking the same... that OP is having a bad case of the buyer's remorse.

I'm starting to agree with you. I am the agent who suggested OP could at least halt the disbursement of funds because it is Virginia, and no response to that - twice now. So what is this - just a pot stirrer? What's really going on because all I see is a lot of complaining and not a lot of doing anything to fix it.