BarnBuster
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Either you or someone you can trust needs to look at it. Home Inspections probably run a couple hundred. R.E. companies do have to disclose IF they know. I've looked on internet at houses in Fl. that were cheap 10-20K range but needed tons of work. Also the location/neighborhood is something to consider. R.E. companies don't have to tell you if it's in banger territory. Get lots of pictures of the place and surrounding houses for a start. Have you checked it out on StreetView? And have you decided the place/city/state is exactly where you want to be in terms of infrastructure, assistance, weather? You had mentioned tearing down and building. Demolition/teardowns/removal I suspect would be in the $10,000 range, more if HazMat involved (asbestos).I can schmooze when I need to, I just hate doing it. Makes me feel oily and dirty, putting on a false face to get something done. Other than that, I don't really know anymore. The house isn't local so doing a walkthru is a little impractical, and hiring an inspector is pretty expensive as far as I know.
It's being sold by a real estate company, I mean...don't they have to tell you if it's condemned or uninhabitable?
You do give me things to think about though, I can look into home inspectors in that area, maybe get an idea of what finding out would run me and decide from there.
EDIT : Man I had some massive typos in there.