In article , JonquilJan wrote:
Will add - taking the sellers word for the location and condition of the
septic tank.

JonquilJan

That's not even funny. I have a usenet-friend who's going to try and dowse
the location of her tank today - while her husband is off trying to rent a
metal detector to find the pipes. The system pre-dates county inspections
and paperwork so there's no record of where the tank is.