07-16-2020, 07:24 AM | #1 |
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I’m looking for a second opinion here. I’m planning to buy a house here in Jacksonville. I found a house for a good price in a nice area, although, of course it’s not perfect after my inspection with Grays Inspection here in Jax. I’m wondering if any of y’all can chime in and/or advise if these should be deal breakers on the house. Attached photos from inspection report below |
07-16-2020, 08:16 AM | #2 |
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Cracks in the foundation are a big deal. Is there a basement? I'd look at the potential repair costs and take that off the asking price. Real estate has been pretty hot in Ontario, not sure about Florida, but don't be pressured into buying a pos just because 5 other people want it.
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07-16-2020, 08:29 AM | #3 |
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Its hard to see from the scale of the pictures. Are the foundation cracks in one area? How old is the house? One of the cracks look like the foundation is block the others poured concrete, so is there an addition to the house or is it a garage? The cracks are not a good thing, but hard to say from a pictures whether it is a deal breaker. Need someone knowledgeable to look at it in person.
The ac stuff isn't a big deal, although you might negotiate it getting fixed as part of the price. |
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07-16-2020, 10:46 AM | #6 |
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The foundation is a dealbreaker for sure. I'd be walking. With the air handler notes too, I'd bet theres mold
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This is not the place to be getting advice on something as important as buying a house. Talk to LOCAL experts.
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Foundations are important, but it's also not that unusual for a house that is 35 years old to have some settlement and cracking in foundations. It will likely be many years before it causes in real problems and can be fixed if it does. But I agree, someone else needs to see it in person, I'm just speculating on photos that I can barely see.
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I live in Florida so I know there about 5 Basements ( joking, there are more, but very rare) and I know you don't have one.
How Old is the House? On Slab or Crawl Space under the house. How close to the Beach or Rivers in Jax? I have a 75 Year Old House with Crawl Space in Tampa that settled a long time ago and I fixed the Cracks 20 years, and I doubt anyone could find them. |
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as far as the heating and cooling part of your inspection goes, i wouldn't be too concerned with what the inspector found. The "air leaking" at the top of the air handler can be fixed with a little metal silver tape (100mph tape). i wouldn't be concerned with the condensate line condensing, that is usually sch 40 pvc pipe. The outdoor unit missing the armaflex (foam insulation) around the lineset (copper pipe) isn't that dig of a deal either in that short of a distance. Ive been in the HVAC field for over 20 years. we do alot of apartments and the ACs are on the roof and 99% of them are missing the insulation and the lines are 5-10ft long.
with that said, id still walk away from that house. A cracked foundation is just asking for future problems.
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