What should I know before buying a home with a well?
Groundwater is a shared resource across broad areas, so problems that affect one home will often affect many, many more. You can research known water issues in an area through the EPA, and you can ask your Realtor of any known water problems in the area. Once you know of common problems, you can be on the lookout for them.
When do you find out there are problems with your house?
Problems with the home can come to light after the papers have been signed and the keys are handed over. Sometimes it may take months or years for those problems to be noticed! As the new owner, you may be wondering if you’re stuck footing the bill for the repairs or if the seller is partially (or completely) responsible.
What happens if you buy a house with problems not disclosed?
You aren’t always out of luck if you bought a house with problems not disclosed! It doesn’t matter if the problems arise the day after you move in or a year after you move in; discovering that you bought a house with problems not disclosed can sour the joy of being a new homeowner.
Do you have to test your well before selling your house?
Depending on the area, the seller of the home may be required to test the well water before selling you the home. For example, in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, one of the areas I sell homes, the seller is required to test the water quality before passing papers.
You aren’t always out of luck if you bought a house with problems not disclosed! It doesn’t matter if the problems arise the day after you move in or a year after you move in; discovering that you bought a house with problems not disclosed can sour the joy of being a new homeowner.
Groundwater is a shared resource across broad areas, so problems that affect one home will often affect many, many more. You can research known water issues in an area through the EPA, and you can ask your Realtor of any known water problems in the area. Once you know of common problems, you can be on the lookout for them.
Problems with the home can come to light after the papers have been signed and the keys are handed over. Sometimes it may take months or years for those problems to be noticed! As the new owner, you may be wondering if you’re stuck footing the bill for the repairs or if the seller is partially (or completely) responsible.
How did a well go with the property?
The property was sold, but the well did not go with the property. Later, the property was sold again and everybody knew that the well did not go with the land. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. Eventually, the property was lost to the bank; the bank president was informed the well did not go with the property.
