I think you are being a little harsh there Steve, thanks for the concerns,
but it seems as though you are attacking the situation in a rude manner
instead of offering guidance.

As for the whole b/f issue, if you read earlier, it is a suggestion by him,
but I am a very smart, independent person, I was just looking into his
suggestion (which I do not think it is the best thing to do at this time,
just fix it up and flip it)...it's a buyers market, not a seller's market.
He's not abusive or manipulative, he was just giving his opinion and he just
gets eager about homes.....(he is trying to do this with his brother, buy
homes, fix them up, and either rent or sell them). So he was just offering
advice.

I hope I have made that clear to everyone, GEESH!

Plus..... Steve, you are pretty pessimistic, there is a difference of being
concerned and just tearing everything that someone says apart.... here's a
suggestion for you...it wouldn't hurt to take a step back and analyze
yourself to see if you are being too critical, it might be better to offer
constructive criticism.....people might be a little more open to that.

Steve B wrote:
I believe it is just surface mold.

And you're a highly trained experienced professional with all the knowledge
and testing equipment to identify and evaluate this mole. Right?

We pulled up the carpet and there was no
water marks what so ever or any mold residue underneath the carpet. It
was
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going to the house again on Sunday to do some cleanup tests...grab just a
little bleach and do some test spots to see if it is just surface.

Ah yes, scientific testing and remediation.

The wall
isn't bubbling or cracking or anything, we have checked the floors, no
soft
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it
is airborne.

Just wait until you see if you start feeling bad or having breathing
problems.

If something forms I will consider sending it in to see if it
is black mold. If it is anything else I will not be as concerned...
especially if it is just surface. I will see if I can take pictures on
Sunday and I will try to post them up here for all of you.

By then, it will be growing in your lungs. You should see a medical
specialist, too.

It might not be a big deal, then. Is the mold known, or presumed? You'll
have
to disclose, but you don't have to disclose what you don't know about, let
alone
what you looked for and didn't find.

Sounds like you're planning an exit strategy already. If you DO make any
money on the house, I'd put it in a special account to pay for the legal
costs. It won't pay for them all, but it might get you started.

I do not think the market is the best right now to flip, although I am
getting pressure from my boyfriend to do so (because that is all that he
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for at least 3 years and make renovations to it....even finish out the
basement, maybe add another bath down there (since it is only 1.5 baths).

By then, you will know if you are right, or you'll be dead. Won't do as
you're told? You need to find another boyfriend unless you like to be
manipulated, controlled, intimidated, and slapped around. And in case you
haven't heard the news lately, or seen a newspaper, yes, the market right
now is "down", and that's putting it kindly. There's lots of houses for
sale out there, and as a buyer, I wouldn't take the one out of 100 that had
a serious mold problem. I'd take one of the others that are going cheaply
today.

Steve

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