What are our legal options? " asks a first time buyer. This is truly a sad question on Trulia Voices...
The home owner's first question is "Who's going to pay for this?"
He was a buyer but the property closed. He is a homeowner.
Further down the new homeowner asks
Q: "What are our legal options? "
A: Talk to an attorney....
Do attorneys answer questions on Trulia Voices?
Synopsis he and his wife bought their first home, a Freddie Mac foreclosure from the listing agent. On Trulia he says the agent (the agent was acting as a dual agent according to the buyer) told the buyers Freddie Mac would have to make the home habitable. The septic system which he describes as a grinder, lifter and pump.... is not operating. I purposely made it small...
The buyer says his home inspector did or did not check the septic system*
This first time buyer, now a homeowner asks on Trulia "What are our legal options? "
Other than to say "call an attorney and ask what are your legal options are now. " what can anyone answering questions on Trulia Voices say to this buyer?
Call that attorney that reviewed your real estate contract and ask : "What are our legal options now? "
There area questions that should have / could have come up during the transaction. What did your attorney advise during the inspection period about the home inspection, septic inspection, anyother inspections conducted on the property?
Contact the attorney you used to look over those closing documents from the bank / Freddie Mac.
If you bought your home through someone who is a member of the Columbus Board of REALTORS, at the very top there is a statement advising you to use an attorney.
If you did not use an attorney during the transaction...., if you need the names of a local real estate attorneys? A real estate attorney can answer "What are our legal options? " now , after the closing.
Real estate agents can not practice law. Have a legal problem? Want to know your legal options? Contact an attorney, I can recommend attorneys.
* This home was a foreclosure and was not on city sewer. It does not sound as if they had the septic system tested. That is not part of the usual home inspection.
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Maureen you gave the buyers good advice to call an attorney.
So, I am curious. How many "real estate professionals" popped onto Trulia and gave advice other than "Talk to an attorney?"
If the answers on your area of Trulia are the same as many I see, some agent popped in and told them exactly what they should do instead of saying consultant an attorney.
Here's the link. He's a "Home Owner" not a Home Buyer How did I do? Did I get too windy? I know afterward I thought I came off as cold by not saying "I am sorry about your situation" or something similar.
How did the others answering do?
I gave you a Thumbs Up, Maureen. A little wordy... =)
Other than that, it looks like Trulia to me.
Unqualified Interstate legal counsel, with some of it cushioned by disclaimer. Some not...
I shoulda just said "call an attorney!"
Trulia Voices from now on...
"Sorry for your situation, call an attorney"
"Sorry for your situation, call an engineer"
"Sorry for your situation, call a radon remediation contractor"
"mold"
"wet basement"
Perhaps it is OK to play an Attorney on Trulia Voices if you are in another state?
You did fine although the abbreviated "call an attorney" is sufficient. Why would a first time home buyer purchase a foreclosure?
Maureen,
In my area, the septic checked by a septic expert and not the home inspector. Many buyers want to avoid this additional but modest fee - mine don't get away with it. I do agree that the only answer on Trulia would be the one you provided...
Gary I agree. Why? Why? Why? Why?
Irene Since most homes are on city sewer here that certainly is not part of the typical home inspection in my experience. The inspector's contract with the home buyer would tell them what was being inspected, what was not, I would believe.
I would hope that a home inspector would urge the buyer to have an inspection of the system, since it fell outside of what he was inspecting.
In all fairness, the most recent answer, from Anna Brocco, was good too.
Interstate, but I think right.
I agree...
I think there is another early one to that is brief and said "contact an attorney"
Maureen - I am greatly concerned about the whole Trulia Q&A ... so much so that I don't participate. I'm not as concerned about the direct Q&A ... my concern is more the second generation of advice it suggests ... where another consumer considers their situation the same as the original.
I love Trulia.....but sometimes all we can do is say..."call an attorney" I don't know if that response needs to be said over and over, but it's all we can do at times.
Jack What do you think about Quora? Should I invite you?
Do you have the same misgivings about answering questions on Zillow? ActiveRain? Or do we have questions here still? This post is part of the challenge about not answering a question more than once...Would the second generation, third, fourth concern you?
We do still have Q&A on ActiveRain !!!!
In Ohio mostly looks like a California agent and a couple from SW OHio are answering the questions. Answer to many questions is "Ask your agent" or "blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Ask your agent"
Karen I try to like Trulia.... sometimes I like it better than Zillow. I have never really got into answering questions there. It been nearly three years.