We haven't had our offer accepted yet as the vendor is investigating a 'mould' issue in one of the units. That is fine by me because I am not willing to proceed without knowing what I am getting myself in for - he is investigating this at his expense, although if we do proceed I will also be getting my own building inspection report do to verify. All is pretty much hinged on this issue.
Now the Vendor and the REA keep on referring to this as a 'mould' problem, and beleive just adding sufficient ventilation should fix this (the area the units are in does have a climate conducive to mould growing). There is ALOT of mould on the ceiling in all the rooms in the first unit (which is actually a 50yr old house - the other two units are 18yrs old). My concern is not the 'mould', but rather why it is there in the first place.
We are unable to veiw the property ourselves (living 12hrs drive away), But we have friends there who have inspected on our behalf and taken many photos for us (as well as filling in an inspection report for us). Having looked at the photos, I have concerns that there may have been some water damage - I know the roof was replaced after bad storms in the last 12 months. In the photos there appear to be what look like watermarks on the ceiling along with the mould.
So I guess my question is does anyone have any experience with this kind of thing?
Any idea of a ballpark figure for fixing it up - either just adding vents? or what kind of work we may be looking at if it has been caused by water damage?
I know this is a very broad question(?) but any advice or tips would be helpful. I don't want to purchase a place that I have to sink too much time and money into, and am still really new to the IP game.
Now the Vendor and the REA keep on referring to this as a 'mould' problem, and beleive just adding sufficient ventilation should fix this (the area the units are in does have a climate conducive to mould growing). There is ALOT of mould on the ceiling in all the rooms in the first unit (which is actually a 50yr old house - the other two units are 18yrs old). My concern is not the 'mould', but rather why it is there in the first place.
We are unable to veiw the property ourselves (living 12hrs drive away), But we have friends there who have inspected on our behalf and taken many photos for us (as well as filling in an inspection report for us). Having looked at the photos, I have concerns that there may have been some water damage - I know the roof was replaced after bad storms in the last 12 months. In the photos there appear to be what look like watermarks on the ceiling along with the mould.
So I guess my question is does anyone have any experience with this kind of thing?
Any idea of a ballpark figure for fixing it up - either just adding vents? or what kind of work we may be looking at if it has been caused by water damage?
I know this is a very broad question(?) but any advice or tips would be helpful. I don't want to purchase a place that I have to sink too much time and money into, and am still really new to the IP game.