Today, my partner and I went to the inspection of a house we wanted to buy. The whole roof was illegal. This is the second time our realtor has shown us a house with major issues. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I found out that the piece of vacant land I purchased for $20,000 is illegal to build a house on, due to acreage restrictions. Thank you, realtor. FML
Today, a realtor came to take a look at my house. I had worked all morning to make it look lovely. When they took pictures, I explained a number of ways I could change things so everything would look as good as possible. After the house tour, they told me it should be bulldozed. FML
Today, I was supposed to close on a house. Unfortunately, our lender decided that they couldn't finance us and denied us a loan, after 3 months of us digging up paperwork, saving money, and packing. Now we have to scramble to find a new place, while our insane landlady screams at us. FML
Today, I lost my dream house because my mortgage advisor, who I literally paid to take care of the complicated legal stuff, fucked up at every stage until the seller just sold it to someone else. My advisor admitted I'm his first customer, and that he didn’t think it would be this hard. FML
Today, and over the years, my wife has methodically destroyed our house, insisting she is good at DIY. Our house is either in bits, half-finished or falling apart. I had it confirmed by a realtor, who assessed the house as worth 100 grand less than we paid for it. It’s a building site with a roof. FML
Today, I bought a home at a bargain. It will need 5 grand in repairs to fix plumbing and electric, but it's mine. When I pulled up the listing to show pictures to my friends, there was a new listing that was in the same neighborhood, and a larger, nicer house that is move in ready. Same price. FML
Today, I rented a house for 5 years with my girlfriend, only to find out she is the actual owner. FML
Today, I submitted an offer on a house. I got a call a few minutes later saying that it had collapsed. FML
Today, the couple who had written the offer we had accepted for our house withdrew it because apparently when they came by for the home inspection, my next door neighbor's teenage son tried to sell them heroin. FML
Today, I met with my realtor to close on a house for my boyfriend and me. While waiting for my boyfriend, I got a text message from him saying he was breaking up with me. I had already signed the papers on our house. Now I'm responsible for a mortgage that I can only afford with his help. FML
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Jon Tessler 14
I am actually pretty sure this was posted by my fiancee. the home was a manufactured home, and they redid the roof, which is illegal to do. also you can't simply "raise your budget" when buying a home, the lender company gives you an amount you can go up to, and that is it.
Jon Tessler 14
I am pretty sure this FML comes from my Fiancee. the first 2 homes we were under contract for, both had issues with the roof. the first 1 had a big hole at the edge of the roof. the 2nd one had an illegal roof modification done. we were actually ready to change realtors, when she showed us another home, that is beautiful inside and out with no major issues. we are almost ready to close on it(in 3 weeks). so as they say 3rd time IS the charm.
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Brightside86 31
Yeah realtor can kind of suck, at least you found out before you bought. I just got a place and it passed inspection but my insurance company wants to me replace the roof for $20k-$50k. Really important you have a realtor that looks out for you.
RichardPencil 32
Up your budget, cheapskate, so your realtor can select from more than dumps. If the roof was illegal, you can ask for it to be replaced or get a major reduction in price. Was the rest of the house in good shape and how was the location?
Jon Tessler 14
I am actually pretty sure this was posted by my fiancee. the home was a manufactured home, and they redid the roof, which is illegal to do. also you can't simply "raise your budget" when buying a home, the lender company gives you an amount you can go up to, and that is it.
RichardPencil 32
Regulations regarding manufactured homes are more political than technical. They are pushed by the inefficient, legacy "stick-built" crowd to obstruct progress and better deals for homeowners.
Jon Tessler 14
maybe so, but regulations still need to be followed
Jon Tessler 14
I am pretty sure this FML comes from my Fiancee. the first 2 homes we were under contract for, both had issues with the roof. the first 1 had a big hole at the edge of the roof. the 2nd one had an illegal roof modification done. we were actually ready to change realtors, when she showed us another home, that is beautiful inside and out with no major issues. we are almost ready to close on it(in 3 weeks). so as they say 3rd time IS the charm.
Crowned Sataness 12
some realtors have no business doing what they do. I had a home picked out I wanted to put a bid in for pending inspection, applied for the mortgage and took the credit hit, only to find out it was already sold before we even looked at it and she knew it. her excuse was "but I can help you find something else." no, you're fired.
bri0709 5
Realtors usually have not seen the house they are showing you. They are relying on the information in the listing although they have access to more info than you do. Do not assume this was disclosed ahead of time. They are looking at specs and images.
aribanks 12
Well, in her defense, she cant know until the inspection.