Big Bear Lake, California is a beautiful place to buy a home. If you\’re looking at Big Bear homes, buying a bank-owned home can be a great buy for many reasons. The low price being the most obvious. However, like everything else, there are drawbacks even among the many wonderful Big Bear homes.
Because the bank doesn\’t know very much about the history of the homes they foreclose on, they are immune from disclosure requirements. This means they don\’t have to provide any disclosures that relate to the general condition of the home, even Big Bear Lake homes. The house could have flooded numerous times and be chock full of mold, but they don\’t have to tell you because they probably don\’t know about it.
Especially when investigating Big Bear homes, this makes hiring a good home inspector of the utmost importance. It is in your best interest to examine every part of a home you are going to buy and the home inspector is the biggest part of that equation.
The home inspector is the guy that will be able to tell you if the electrical work done to your house is up to code or if there are improperly installed wires that could be a fire hazard. The home inspector will be able to tell you if it looks like the roof is leaking in numerous places and in need of repair. The home inspectors I recommend will even check the temperature of the oven to make sure it is operating properly.
Even though you have a good chance of getting a great deal with any of the Big Bear homes, out of all California homes for sale, when you are making a purchase worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, it is definitely worth the $300.00 or so your home inspector will charge.
You want to do your due diligence form the start. Whether the home is new construction or older, inspect it thoroughly. Even new builders can produce poor quality buildings. So research well and stay ahead of the game.
Article by Grizzly B.K. (pen), Big Bear homes real estate agent as well as a lifetime resident of Big Bear Lake, CA.
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