Is Your New House a Safe Investment?

Would you be surprised to know that South Carolina does not require its contractors to obtain insurance? Did you know that they are only required to obtain a $15,000.00 bond? Would it surprise you to know that the South Carolina Code Enforcement would pass almost anything, regardless of the quality of work?

If these questions take you aback welcome to my reality!

In 2002, after my divorce, I began searching for a home for myself and my two children. I found a house that was completed in 2001. The house was finished just before all the terrorist attacks. As you aware the market went into a slump after the attacks so the house sat empty until August of the following year. I went in and viewed the house, spoke with the realtor about it. I was told it was never occupied. I came to find it had been used by the realtor's company as a sales office, which was not disclosed to me prior to the sale. The only reason I found it had been used as a sales office is that prior to moving our things in I noticed the air conditioner didn't work, nor did the refrigerator get cool enough and the water heater did not work. When I called the builder, or who I was told was the builder, he informed me it had been used as the sales office when the subdivision was being developed. This should have been my first indicator that something was terribly awry with the house.