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says...
How about the construction engineer DOES find that my house has
foundation problems? Then, I have to disclose it to the new buyer when
I sell it (maybe several years down the way).

Or fix the problem and disclose an upgraded foundation. Not cheap,
but not prohibitively expensive if the rest of the house is in good
shape and the settlement is a small area. It was around $17,000 to
jack up our two-story wood-frame house, tear out the old foundation,
and pour a new one built to exceed earthquake code.

Is there anyway that I
can figure out if my previous owner knew that problem?

Has it been temporarily fixed before? Did they do a quick patch-and-
paint on cracked walls before selling the house?

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