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[Regal Bee]

Yes, it would concern me. I would have it inspected.

[Rockycoast]

Yes, I would be very concerned. An inspector can only see so much unless they start opening up walls. I would move on from this house.

[Q4u]

Someone upthread mentioned the basements that have been/are being renovated by the owners.  We looked at one house with the basement framed.  Used no moisture barrier along the concrete walls or under the wood frame, nor were they using any green wood (treated to repell moisture) and that's absolutely needed where we are.  If we offered on the house, the entire basement framing would need to be taken down....  we're still looking....

[Tribesters]

Your concerns are valid. A bar burnt down in our town a while back. The cause of the fire- improperly installed wiring. A friend of the bar owner did the electrical work.

[kivah]

@SahmIam

If u can accept the house burning down - yes - it's OK to purchase. 

The lender will do an inspection --- and usually the buyer has an inspector check out the house - so, hopefully, naive people won't buy it.

How do think so many garage fires start? ---- by people improperly wiring it.

A couple of years ago, my next door neighbor put in a humongous patio cover with tile on top of it - to match his tile roof. It's an eyesore. I told him that he'll never be able to sell the house - because the patio cover (attached to the house) isn't to code. I asked him if his contractor pulled a permit - and he said yes - and I asked to see it. He said he didn't have it. Some people are just not smart.

[ccassaday]

Today my dad had the walk through with the electrician at our house. The electrician took a ton of stuff out of the basement. He only kept what was needed to meet code. He said since we are going to be finishing it after we move in and my dad obviously knows what he is doing he said he can do it himself when he does the basement.

[Carmie]

I would get a licensed home inspector to inspect all aspects of a home I wanted to buy.

you have no idea what they will find. My DH and “ bought” an older farm house recently contingent of it passing a home inspection.  The inspector found that the septic system consisted of all of the raw sewage being dumped into an abandoned well on the property.  The environmental protection agency was called in and it”s going to cost a bundle to clean up.

in addition, the property might not be able to have a legal system installed because of where the well and water lines are running.  The property might be useless and not be able to be occupied.

The home owner was aware and did not disclose the information.  She was selling the home  “as is”. Now, she will have to deal with an expensive cleanup.  

It cost us $250 for the inspection, but we saved thousands in the long run.

[Financialgrl]

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@Kitlynn wrote:

I would just ask for an independent inspeciton of all the electrical wiring and request that you choose the inspector and the homeowners pay for it.

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Agree