Beware, a home that looks perfectly neat from the outside might have some serious problems inside. Don’t be deceive with what you see from the photos in the MLS listings. Be very detailed and particular in checking a home. To help you with your inspection, here are some warning signs of a faulty home.

1. Faulty Electric Wiring – Dimming lights, hot outlets, blown fuses, no ground fault circuit interrupters in wet locations, tripped or overloaded circuit breakers, ungrounded receptacles, or a home wired before the 1950s are just some of the warning signs that the home is a result from an amateur or do-it-yourself wiring. If a home have these signs then you should consider buying another home before you can actually spend more than you just saved from the cheap price.

2. Porous grout and cracks – Make sure that there is no water damage in a home you are interested in buying. Take note that even as small as one sixteenth of an inch crack can create thousands of damage later if not discovered.

3. Defective Plumbing System – Toilets that don’t flush or drains that chug is one of the signs of a defective plumbing system. If the plumbing system is inadequately vented, you should be asking your Real Estate agent about it.

4. Flawed Heating and Cooling Systems – A flawed heating and cooling system will not pass to the inspection of a gas company. If confirmed that the gas-fired furnaces in the home you are interested in buying emit deadly carbon monoxide and is unsafe, the gas company will lock it out or require a replacement.

5. Damaged Roof – If the roof is in bad condition then the rest of the house might be lurking some serious problems as well. In new construction litigation, 80 percent involves roofing problems. If the roof is damage, check the attic as well to find out if there are roof leaks, pest infestation, faulty electrical wiring, inadequate insulation, and so on.

6. Foundation problems – As the most important part of the house and the most expensive part to repair, make sure that the foundation is not damp or the exterior walls are not too close to the flower beds.

When purchasing foreclosures or Washington DC Short Sales, buyers ought to be especially careful. Wise advice is to make real estate offers contingent on home inspections, and to hire a professional home inspector.

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