"Gerald Nunn" wrote in message

The attic used to be sealed but uninsulated and as part of the renovations
the sellers added insulation and proper venting to the attic. My inspector
felt they did a great job up there and that the mold pre-dates the
renovations and that the conditions for the mold have been removed.

The mold is being inspected by a certified mold specialist tomorrow.
Assuming the specialist indicates that it is surface only, it is
rectifiable
and conditions for mold growth have been removed along with a condition
added that the seller gets the mold cleaned up and certified clean, would
you buy the house or not?

Part of me is "150 year old house, there's bound to be an issue or two"
and
the other part is saying "Mold is a big issue in real estate today, do I
want to take the chance it is in fact permanently cleaned since there
won't
be a proven track record of mold-free conditions"?

If the inspector give the OK, I'd probably go ahead and buy it.

OTOH, buying a house of that age carries certain costs and obligations. You
want to maintain the historical significance of the architecture as much as
possible, and you may have some more costly repairs, but that may have
already been done for you. Tearing into an old place can be loaded with
surprises. Have fun researching the history of the house and neighborhood.
--
Ed
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/