Westmeath Condos behind hickory hills...

[BoyGenius]

I'm not worthy!

Are you a Realtor BoyEinstein .... I mean BoyGenius??

Am I a Realtor? NO.

Am I am a real estate agent? NO. I have to much education for the job.

Do you realize all it takes is 60 hours of education to become an agent?

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Do you realize all being a Realtor means is you belong to a trade association?

Do you realize how irresponsible your comments were earlier? Seriously, if all you have to do is rent out your place, then why do we have a foreclosure problem? Wouldn't everybody who had to move or couldn't make the payments just rent it out? Problem solved. You're a genius. I bow down.

 

[hokie11]

The newer ones are the ones are to the right when you come into the development. Just beware and know what you're getting into!!

so do you mean the newer ones are the only ones with problems or all of them? the one i am looking at is first on the right at the entrance...

 

[BoyGenius]

that's a sweet price! congrats! which buildings are the newer ones, if you happen to know? I had several opportunities to buy homes at pretty good prices, but I havent found any that gained my particular interest and within my price range. not saying I didn't see any at all, just none that I really wanted. also, i did bid on several other homes earlier, but got outbid on almost every single one, most well over the original asking price. the bank never even told us we got rejected so we could possibly counter-offer



well, in his defense, i found the property myself, gave him the address, and he arranged to see it within a few hours all while driving. on my part, i guess i didnt allow him enough time to get more info and also research more myself. i was reading some other blogs and they were saying the hickory hills and wildewood areas were good places to live in general, none noted these structural issues. so, i made attempts in finding out as much as i can in short time, but apparently not enough.. and with wildewood being pretty darn expensive, that was out of my range and these condos seemed to be nice from the first few impressions.

Were you ever given a disclosure statement at all that said anything before signing this contract such as the property was as is and the seller stated that?

 

[hokie11]

calm down peoples... let's stick to the original flaming of my ignorance.. i can take it.. really

 

[hokie11]

Were you ever given a disclosure statement at all that said anything before signing this contract such as the property was as is and the seller stated that?

that he did say. he said because its a foreclosure, it is entirely as is. i sign several documents, though i cant recall every piece of it when we were getting it ready for the offer. ive seen some pretty crummy foreclosures.. one, the entire basement had flooded because electric was shut off for weeks/months, and mold was EVERYWHERE. all levels had something bleh about it. that was selling for 230k, though original home sold for i think 500-600k. i tried to buy that one, but it went under contract within ~3 days of listing. so that foreclosure talk was old to me and this was the cleanest foreclosure so far, but i will look more today for closeups

 

[BoyGenius]

that he did say. he said because its a foreclosure, it is entirely as is. i sign several documents, though i cant recall every piece of it when we were getting it ready for the offer. ive seen some pretty crummy foreclosures.. one, the entire basement had flooded because electric was shut off for weeks/months, and mold was EVERYWHERE. all levels had something bleh about it. that was selling for 230k, though original home sold for i think 500-600k. i tried to buy that one, but it went under contract within ~3 days of listing. so that foreclosure talk was old to me and this was the cleanest foreclosure so far, but i will look more today for closeups

That's why foreclosures sell cheaper and why many people won't touch them at any price.

Once mold takes hold on drywall, Heaphy said, there's usually no hope to slow it down; the new buyer would have to replace all the infested drywall.

Problems With Bank Foreclosed Homes for Sale — Foreclosed Home Inspection Problems - Popular Mechanics

The real horror is a lot of this crap gets bought by investors that half### clean it up and resell it to some poor, unsuspecting family at a big profit. Next thing you know, the baby and little Johnny have terrible, unexplained respiratory problems from what's growing behind the walls.

 

[anniemay]

so do you mean the newer ones are the only ones with problems or all of them? the one i am looking at is first on the right at the entrance...

From what I understand, all of them. I talked to some of the people that bought after I moved in (renting) and they said they had to have their building raised up because it was sinking (as the other poster said too). They were still trying to find out if all the residents had to come up with the money to have it done. basically if the building needs work, the people that live in there have to pay for it. They all get their portion and owe that to have it done. All the buildings had garage work to try to fix the problem. I know the building I'm in has the problems..after to talking to the ones that have been there awhile, theres do too.

 

[BoyGenius]

From what I understand, all of them. I talked to some of the people that bought after I moved in (renting) and they said they had to have their building raised up because it was sinking (as the other poster said too). They were still trying to find out if all the residents had to come up with the money to have it done. basically if the building needs work, the people that live in there have to pay for it. They all get their portion and owe that to have it done. All the buildings had garage work to try to fix the problem. I know the building I'm in has the problems..after to talking to the ones that have been there awhile, theres do too.

Those would be the "special assessment" term I mentioned. The same thing will happen when the units need a new roof etc.

What doesn't make sense is as young as these things are, where is the structural warranty?

 

[hokie11]

From what I understand, all of them. I talked to some of the people that bought after I moved in (renting) and they said they had to have their building raised up because it was sinking (as the other poster said too). They were still trying to find out if all the residents had to come up with the money to have it done. basically if the building needs work, the people that live in there have to pay for it. They all get their portion and owe that to have it done. All the buildings had garage work to try to fix the problem. I know the building I'm in has the problems..after to talking to the ones that have been there awhile, theres do too.

by chance, do you know if building H had any work fixed on it?

 

[hokie11]

Those would be the "special assessment" term I mentioned. The same thing will happen when the units need a new roof etc.

What doesn't make sense is as young as these things are, where is the structural warranty?

ah, i think that point was made when someone had to bring out a private inspector to prove these were not done by the owners and it is in fact because of the builder. i thought someone said the builder finally admitted the fault and is slowing fixing these anyways? even though it took 2 years, does not seem like owners have to shell anything out... yet......

 

[anniemay]

Those would be the "special assessment" term I mentioned. The same thing will happen when the units need a new roof etc.

What doesn't make sense is as young as these things are, where is the structural warranty?

Yep. I don't know about the warranty. I was curious of that when I was told they had to come up with the money. There is a 1 year warranty on the insides of the units, I do know that. As far as the structual things...I have no clue.

I just know I can not wait to move out of there!!!!

 

[anniemay]

by chance, do you know if building H had any work fixed on it?

The notice that was in our garage a few months ago said that all the buildings were going to be worked on. It basically said that we wouldn't be able to park in the garages because they had to replace and repair stuff. The garages actually show cracks too.

 

[Club'nBabySeals]

They were still trying to find out if all the residents had to come up with the money to have it done. basically if the building needs work, the people that live in there have to pay for it. They all get their portion and owe that to have it done.

That's incorrect. The builder and the warranty company are responsible for the costs to repair structural damage due to faulty construction.

Residents/Owners, however, will probably have to fight to get them to do anything--I can assure you that they are not proactive at all. It took my mother two years of constant complaints and lawyer's letters to get them to even come out and admit that there might be a problem. The Westmeath Condos HOA is aware of all of these issues as well as what efforts it took to have them addressed. If you or your fellow residents want to get the ball rolling, you should contact the HOA president. If that fails, PM me and I'll put you in contact with my mother--she has all the documentation needed to kickstart the process.

 

[anniemay]

That's incorrect. The builder and the warranty company are responsible for the costs to repair structural damage due to faulty construction.

Residents/Owners, however, will probably have to fight to get them to do anything--I can assure you that they are not proactive at all. It took my mother two years of constant complaints and lawyer's letters to get them to even come out and admit that there might be a problem. The Westmeath Condos HOA is aware of all of these issues as well as what efforts it took to have them addressed. If you or your fellow residents want to get the ball rolling, you should contact the HOA president. If that fails, PM me and I'll put you in contact with my mother--she has all the documentation needed to kickstart the process.

Actually, what I said was that is what residents told me. They were fighting about it and after it was inspected it was found to be the builder. Initially, yes this specific person was told they would have to pay to have it raised until the investigation was done and they changed it and it was fixed.

Thanks for the offer, but I personally do not care what happens as far with the building! I'm just renting, thank goodness. i'm moving far far away! But I believe it was fixed when they did the work in all of the garages.

 

[anniemay]

Actually, what I said was that is what residents told me. They were fighting about it and after it was inspected it was found to be the builder. Initially, yes this specific person was told they would have to pay to have it raised until the investigation was done and they changed it and it was fixed.

Thanks for the offer, but I personally do not care what happens as far with the building! I'm just renting, thank goodness. i'm moving far far away! But I believe it was fixed when they did the work in all of the garages.

and in addition...after warranties to expire out...yes the residents will pay to have things fixed...maintenance items are not the builders responsiblity. At some point the building gets maintained by the occupants.

 

[Club'nBabySeals]

and in addition...after warranties to exire out...yes the residents will pay to have things fixed...maintenance items are not the builders responsiblity. At some point the building gets maintained by the occupants.

Structural deficiencies due to faulty initial construction are not the same thing as routine maintenance. To clarify, my post was not meant to imply that owners won't be responsible for the upkeep of their building--they certainly will--However, insofar as the truss issues that I detailed previously are concerned it's on the builder. That's the only thing I've been addressing here.

 

[hokie11]

spent a few hours there again today, checking every corner i can, went to the parking lot and looked for anything similar to the photos posted earlier... didnt find anything out of the ordinary.. maybe i was looking in teh wrong places. also the paint in the condo im possibly getting isn't fresh, so i dont believe it was covered up. i also shined a light to all corners of the doors looking for differences in shades of paint but nothing... maybe 2nd floor rooms were least affected and mostly 1st floor had a larger impact of the defect

though, it sucks completely to have any defect in a building, i was fairly satisfied with how things 'currently' look. at least for building H

 

[hokie11]

is satellite tv allowed at westmeath?

 

[anniemay]

is satellite tv allowed at westmeath?

They say you can't have the dish displayed, but people do anyways.

 

[hokie11]

cant have it displayed? doesnt teh dish kinda have to be in plain view of the sky anyways? or some people actually setting it up inside their windows?