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So here is the deal. We have no idea what the holy hell we are going to do with the house situation. We just had the roof inspected, and it turns out that there are 3 courses of shingles on our roof. This is against the local fire codes, and we honestly do not have any idea as to how this came to be. We did not have another level of shingles added, so there have been 3 courses since before we moved in. I am really pissed at the home inspector that we used for not catching this problem. This is something that has to be remedied prior to us selling the house. Unfortunately, we do not readily have the disposable cash available to immediately jump up and get the roof replaced.
We have no idea housewise what is to come. We have some decisions that have to be made, and I honestly don’t know what the final one will be. Not sure we are moving after all. No recap… no funny… I am just down in the dumps
Enjoy.
We have no idea housewise what is to come. We have some decisions that have to be made, and I honestly don’t know what the final one will be. Not sure we are moving after all. No recap… no funny… I am just down in the dumps
Enjoy.
3 Comments:
Hmmm . . . I may be wrong here, but wouldn't that fall under a grandfather clause? As I understand it, you're not responsible for upgrading a pre-existing condition unless you plan on altering it. So long as you don't try and modify the roof, I'm not sure you can be required to fix it.
Of course, the folks buying may not go to contract if you don't. For what it's worth, re-roofing is not too difficult to do on your own. Hard, dirty, and unpleasant but not too hard. It will save you a BIG piece of change to do it on your own.
Hope it works out.
Unfortunately this is one of the issues associated with the buyers mortgage program. The buyer is going through the VA lending program. Much like FHA loans there are a set of requirements that have to be met before the house can be purchased through their program. One of the requirements is that the house should meet all safety codes within reason. 2 layers of shingles is a Franklin County code, and has been for a very long time. The previous owners must have had friends do the roof themselves, or this would not have been an issue.
All items done from the "request to remedy" phase of the contract negotiations must be accomplished by a certified contractor in that particular area of repair... electrician for electrical, plumber for all the water crap, and roofers for roofing. Otherwise, there is a good chance that the homeowner will attempt to rig up something that will "fix" the issue, but not correctly address the issue. I am afraid that re-roofing the house on my own is not an option for this house if we are going to attempt to stay in this purchasing contract. Roofing is a pain in the ass, but it is not mentally challenging to accomplish. I have roofed before, and I was planning to roof the house we were preparing to purchase on my own as well. This is a horse of a different color.
So now we are now negotiating. We have added some to the price of the house and reduced the amount that we were willing to give towards the closing costs, in order to generate more cash on hand at the time of closing and subsequently offset the cost of the new roof. As far as remedies, we are taking care of the roof and 3 of the 4 electrical issues, the buyer will have to deal with the other 10 items on her own. Again, if she needs some weeding done, we are more than willing to let her. This is our absolute best offer, and if the buyer does not accept it, we are staying in the house for at least another year.
Wish us luck and send positive thoughts our way.
What about taking the old one off yourself and contractign to put the new one on? That should save a lot of money with that sweat equity.
-Dave...
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