1/30/17 Professional Inspection

Today the main event was the professional inspection of the home we have hoped to buy. Gary Cornia, a longtime friend and neighbor to Heidi's family did the inspection. He was assisted by Charlie Cluff and electrician, longtime friend and current bishop of the. Crosspoint Ward. The news was not good. The roof is in bad shape and needs to be replaced years ago, the AC units are 20 years old and the water heater is 12. The electrical box is a fire hazard and several other items need to be repaired. Some things can't be repaired like some outside sidewalks at or above inside floor level. This creates a flooding risk. They recommended that we walk away. This was completely unexpected by us and Diane our Realtor. We expected a few things, especially given the age of the home, but not like this.
After a couple of hours to think about it Gary invited us over to show us the pictures. This was enough to convince us that we needed to cancel our bid for the house. I can say that all of us feel a deep sense of disappointment.