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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:40:18 PM EDT
Offer was accepted on this house and before I pay for an expected or appraiser I want some more input.
To me it looks like a whole wall shifted. Everyone outside and in the attic looks good. but these are all over the house. Foundation issue or settling? House is bank owned and is a screaming deal for the area. Might be too good to be true though.... 
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Tiles cracking in kitchen floor.  </a>Untitled by 1911xmd, on Flickr" />
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So should I pay an inspector to look or run and hide? |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:41:40 PM EDT
[#1]
buy a different house
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:41:49 PM EDT
[#2]
Eject
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:41:56 PM EDT
[#3]
run away
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:42:18 PM EDT
[#4]
Personally I'd run.
But then again I'm not an engineer, nor did I stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night. |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:42:39 PM EDT
[#5]
I'm no expert but that looks like more than just settling cracks. I'd pass.
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:42:47 PM EDT
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Someone built a house over a sinkhole. eta Seriously, I suspect that there are issues that require further investigation. By a professional. |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:42:51 PM EDT
[#7]
That's a NO-GO...walk away.
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:42:55 PM EDT
[#8]
always have it inspected.
depending on what he says you may want to keep looking. |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:43:06 PM EDT
[#9]
Did you put an offer on the house before actually seeing it?
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:43:15 PM EDT
[#10]
I wouldn't purchase that.
Issues. That House has em' |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:43:21 PM EDT
[#11]
Home inspector, here. Those cracks could be due to any of several causes. Need to look deeper to tell if it's a real problem, but it certainly looks like it could be.
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:43:34 PM EDT
[#12]
Looks like a foundation issue, the house is moving.
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:43:39 PM EDT
[#13]
sink hole
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:43:51 PM EDT
[#14]
That ain't just settling.
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:43:57 PM EDT
[#15]
That's foundation <<<<<<homebuilder |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:44:25 PM EDT
[#16]
Unless you got more money to tear down and rebuild I would pull the offer.
Looks like you got some pretty serious foundation issues that are not going to be patchable. |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:44:29 PM EDT
[#17]
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buy a different house this did you not see this when you made the offer ? |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:44:30 PM EDT
[#18]
Do you really want to get into chasing down the cause of all those cracks?
Next. |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:44:59 PM EDT
[#19]
walk away
the house we rent looks similar |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:45:34 PM EDT
[#20]
If the tile isn't cracked from impact damage, run. If the tile is impact damage, cut and mud the walls and call it a day.
Edit - looked closer, fuck that place. |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:46:27 PM EDT
[#21]
Where is that house OP? I've seen earthquake damage that looks like that before.
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:46:59 PM EDT
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Fuck that!!! RUN! |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:47:05 PM EDT
[#23]
There's a reason why the price is so low as you can see.
Run very far away. |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:48:12 PM EDT
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Did you put an offer on the house before actually seeing it? THis ^^^^^^^^^^^ |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:48:24 PM EDT
[#25]
not fixable without first demolishing the house... run
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:48:57 PM EDT
[#26]
Make sure you have an out as you move forward with the process
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:49:20 PM EDT
[#27]
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Did you put an offer on the house before actually seeing it? Did a walk though but have 15 days of due diligence left to back out |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:50:20 PM EDT
[#28]
As an engineer, run and run away fast.
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:50:22 PM EDT
[#29]
To me that looks like an opportunity to get an inspector, find problems, and get a much better price
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:50:29 PM EDT
[#30]
That looks like poor drywall work.The cracking tiles are probably from dropping things on them or not enough thin set.
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:50:47 PM EDT
[#31]
Is it in Florida?
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:51:22 PM EDT
[#32]
I hope your offer is contingent on something, and the earnest money deposit is not so large to make your stomach turn over.
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:51:51 PM EDT
[#33]
Even if you have it "Inspected" make sure your state holds inspectors liable for there word. Here in NC, they are not.
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:52:04 PM EDT
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What type of soil is that house built on?
Is it in an earthquake area? Is there a track nearby so you can run away from this deal? |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:52:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That looks like poor drywall work.The cracking tiles are probably from dropping things on them or not enough thin set. lol |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:53:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That looks like poor drywall work.The cracking tiles are probably from dropping things on them or not enough thin set. Sure, maybe, kinda if one issue or the other... all together it's a bad foundation and I would run away. |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:53:22 PM EDT
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Unless you got more money to tear down and rebuild I would pull the offer. Looks like you got some pretty serious foundation issues that are not going to be patchable. I can throw about $40k to $50k in repairs into my loan if needed |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:54:24 PM EDT
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I'm no expert but that looks like more than just settling cracks. I'd pass. This. Just pay the $100 or so dollars to have the house inspected and have them focus on the foundation. It could only be one pier that sank, it could be a whole section of the foundation. |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:55:43 PM EDT
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OP, as an engineer who had designed literally hundreds of conventional residential structures, you need to walk. You're looking at foundation failure.
It will never improve. |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:56:21 PM EDT
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what do the basement walls and floor look like?
are the basement walls cracked. the tile cracks look like impact damage to me and the wall cracks look like settling. you need to see the basement walls and floor but I am not a home inspecter or structural engineer |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:56:29 PM EDT
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That looks like poor drywall work.The cracking tiles are probably from dropping things on them or not enough thin set. Who are you? The listing agent? 
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:56:43 PM EDT
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OP, as an engineer who had designed literally hundreds of conventional residential structures, you need to walk. You're looking at foundation failure. It will never improve. 
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:57:03 PM EDT
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I can throw about $40k to $50k in repairs into my loan if needed Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Unless you got more money to tear down and rebuild I would pull the offer. Looks like you got some pretty serious foundation issues that are not going to be patchable. I can throw about $40k to $50k in repairs into my loan if needed Find another house, one without $40k to $50k in risk. Really. |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:57:10 PM EDT
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Money Pit
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:57:13 PM EDT
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that is more cracking than I have in my house, which is 110 years old and a fieldstone foundation. Run!
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:57:31 PM EDT
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OP, as an engineer who had designed literally hundreds of conventional residential structures, you need to walk. You're looking at foundation failure. It will never improve. Listen to this man. |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:57:55 PM EDT
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OP, as an engineer who had designed literally hundreds of conventional residential structures, you need to walk. You're looking at foundation failure. It will never improve. dont you think he should actually look at the foundation first? it should be obvious |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:58:49 PM EDT
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buy a different house This. Not worth the gamble. ETA Is this home in an area that has flooded in the past? |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 3:59:59 PM EDT
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dont you think he should actually look at the foundation first? it should be obvious Quote HistoryQuoted:
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OP, as an engineer who had designed literally hundreds of conventional residential structures, you need to walk. You're looking at foundation failure. It will never improve. dont you think he should actually look at the foundation first? it should be obvious As an engineer who has designed literally hundreds of conventional residential structures, I don't need to see anything more. It's already obvious. |
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Posted: 7/24/2015 4:00:24 PM EDT
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what do the basement walls and floor look like? are the basement walls cracked. the tile cracks look like impact damage to me and the wall cracks look like settling. you need to see the basement walls and floor but I am not a home inspecter or structural engineer No basement. House is built in slab |
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