Marty Kramer | 5/11/2001

You’re not likely to find a perfect house. You might find the perfect house for you, but it almost certainly will have some flaws.

Even newly built homes usually have at least a few problems. And an existing home’s faults will depend in large part on the diligence of the owner … whether he took maintenance and repairs seriously or let things slide.

Think of all the items in a home that need maintaining and occasional repairs: roofs, toilets, wiring, doors, windows, air conditioning and heating systems, decks, pool pumps, water heaters, sinks, light fixtures, foundations, fireplaces, chimneys, landscaping, garage doors … the list could go on.

Fortunately, Texas requires sellers to provide a disclosure notice...

 

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