I had been house shopping for about three weeks, when I thought I hadfound the home of my dreams.
I hadn’t yet had any inspections done, but I’d seen the main part of the house and I was pleased with it.
When I requested having inspections done, the realtor told me I needed to take a closer look. She told me before I made any decision, I needed to look into the attic, and the basement. The attic was little dark and extremely hot, but I knew with some insulation and putting a ventilation fan in the roof, it would take care of some of the heat. The basement however, was a completely different story. Not only was it dark and dank, but even before we got to the bottom the steps, the realtor told me I had to stoop. Stoop wasn’t even the word. I had to duck to get under the floor and down the rest of the steps, and stay down as I walked through the basement. I was only 5’4″, and the basement ceiling was so low that it was surprising they were even able to get a furnace into the basement. The worst part of the basement, was that it was small and the ductwork was taking up some of the headspace. I backed off on having the inspections done, and told her I needed to keep looking. I needed a house that had excellent HVAC with a basement and attic that I could turn into usable rooms. The realtor nodded, and she changed my criteria to now include excellent HVAC and usable basement and attic.