News
Home-buyer beware
If you buy a
house
that has been remodeled, know just what was permitted
Original
article found at:
http://www.the-signal.com/news/archive/5454/
By Jim Walker, Signal Senior Writer
Posted: Oct. 31, 2008 8:51
p.m. | Updated: Jan. 2, 2009 5 a.m.
�Don�t let
this happen to you,�
said the local man we�ll call Mr. Broke.
You see, Broke and his wife
are now
about $500,000 in debt for a home they purchased at about $250,000. And
it�s
all because of work done on the home before they purchased it � work
that was
not up to code and did not have the proper permits . . .
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