Signs a Seller is Trying to Hide Something

Here’s the situation, imagine that you have been searching day in and out for that perfect house and you are not giving in to compromise and you find yourself your dream house only to later find out that the house owner sold you not just the house but some unavoidable lies too. The lies or perhaps the things the seller was trying to hide could either be about the property within or the issues surrounding the property. But how in your excitement of finding your dream house would you be able to carry out the correct home inspections, so don’t find yourself fretting over the purchase later?

Let’s go through situations that may apply to you and your house and how you can deal with it.

Traffic Situation of the Locality

Often seller would want to keep the fact, that the locality has certain traffic jamming problems even after peak hours. Or if the house is located in a busy area with nearing commercial sites, educational centers or conventional centers chances are every time the roads are diverted all the traffic re-routes from your street. Due diligence would help here.

Security Situation of the Neighborhood

Now what seller would want to let you know is the reason why they themselves are shifting from this house to another is due to the security issue concerned with the area. Might be that the house owners found themselves facing burglary, mugging or perhaps a gang war issue. Visiting the area a few times might give you the idea of the locality, and often talking to the locals will help you find out any relevant stories you might want to know to help you with your decision.  

Neighbor Trouble

In case the seller is making the shift because the neighbors are loud, animus or uncaring, how would you know if there is any sort of neighbor trouble on the block or the blocks nearby? Make sure you ask the house seller the right questions and again due diligence will serve you the best.

Dark and Light

Normally when you walk in as a potential buyer the home owner will make sure that all the lights are on in the house and even the darkest corners appear bright and lit. However, there may be several reasons why the house may not be as bright as it appears with the lights on. For instance, the house is surrounded by too many trees hindering the entrance of direct sunlight or the window frame is of such a protruding design that it creates darkness inside even on a bright sunny day. Other issue may concern excess of light which you have no control of, like a street lamp or the neighboring house’s porch light entering your room directly disturbing your need for dimmed lights. Make sure you look around for all these things before you plan on buying the property.

Damaged Deck

It might be that what you are seeing is a freshly painted deck but what you may not know is that the seller may have masked the damage on it. The cause of the damage may have been from wood rot, water damage, splinters or any other issue that actually required deck replacement or at least repairs and not a cover up by the paint on it. This is something you may easily miss that is why the home inspections team is needed to professionally inspect and evaluate the house for you.