House Inspection

We went along with Chris and Edie this morning to attend the inspection of the duplex they have made an offer on. It was our first chance to see the house, which is on Weidler St. in the Sullivan's Gulch neighborhood. Unfortunately, the current tenants will have to vacate and are unhappy about that prospect, so they were extremely uncooperative (the seller's agent actually had to break into one side by going in through a small basement window, because the tenants had bolted the doors and refused to open them).

When we finally got in to both sides, what we saw was an home built in the early 1900s, with potential--as Chris says, it has "good bones." For example, all the living, dining, bedroom, and hallway floors are solid oak, though old carpet will have to be removed and the floors refinished. Lots of windows make it light and airy. Nice fireplaces and touches like crown molding make it clear that this home was high quality when it was built.

The inspectors found many issues that will need to be dealt with, so the next step will be to have some contractors provide repair estimates.