Do Your Research Before Buying!!

10/12/2021 

According to the real estate person 

the house next door is for sale!  Please 

do your research before you buy a 

home and to save yourself a headache, 

do have it inspected and I believe 

the rules here is the septic tank

needs to be pumped and inspected, 

before you sign the papers.  One 

needs to see what has been done to 

a house before you buy it.  Look at 

back photos to see what care has been

done, just don't take the real estate 

persons advice.   I have seen so many 

folks get burnt in the past few years

and then they don't get it, it's their 

responsibility to find out what has

gone on.  It is also my understanding

that they need to mention problems?

Ya know a drug house owner can 

slap paint on, change the carpet and 

one will never know until the next

owner gets sick.    Also be wise on

previous pets and it the property 

was cleaned up or not.  

Seriously, get that home inspected!!   

Look at the landscape, see how the

 trees are and check out the grass.   

Know the difference from pasture 

grass and real landscape grass.   If 

the landscape has changed know 

when and be sure there is no problems.

Check out the city and County's GIS 

information on the home.  Who the 

builder was and know what went on 

while it was being built.   I know for 

a fact as a X-Neighborhood Leader that 

some homes were built without the 

proper permits.  I have watch homes 

were built  that have sat in water 365 

days prior to the foundations going in. 

I have also seen foundations full of water

before the wood structure went up.  I have

seen slides and erosion called blow outs.

No you can't go boating in the bio ponds!

  

Once you sign on the line on the contract, 

you take on the responsibility of the mess 

you are buying.  Is the landscape done

to where you can manage it?  Are there

sink holes or land sliding?  The GIS should 

show all the permits that were taken out on

what projects were done.  It the roof had 

a permit and was inspected by local 

government.  Electrical needs a state

permit and it too needs to be inspected

before buying.  If you need photos of 

the property, try the real estate sites

or google to see some of the older photos. 

Are there any leins on the house?

What soil type do you have?  Check on line

with the State.  Will the land liquify if 

there is an earthquake.  Also know what

is under ground.  Do you know where

the major gas or sewer pipelines are?

I'm not talking the ones to hook you

up to gas but the one that feeds an area

for gas.  Do you know the Felida area

has one?  Let me tell you the local fire

dept. didn't know this until it was told

to them.  Ya know the same one that

exploded up north and killed 3 people.

While you are at GIS you can find out 

a lot of information on the said property.

Also what they value that said property

so you don't over pay and kick yourself

for paying more than what it's worth. 

I have seen folks buy and sell the same

property to raise the prices.  Plus the 

catering to the CA folks as they have

money from the sales of their property

down south.  Ya want to know why

housing isn't affordable, here is just a 

couple reasons.   

Get educated before you buy and know

what will go in around you if there is 

vacant land.  You will have to deal with

that as it's developed in the density that

was deem upon this area.   Know if the 

roadways are failing, as you will have to

deal with the traffic.  Also know that 

Highway 501 through Felida is coming

as it's been in the works for years to connect

the Ports at Vancouver and Ridgefield.

But no one is looking at the Salmon Creek

bridge and how low it sits and the flooding

in this area.  Or the dangerous curves out

at Sara.  Felida area residents since FNA 

was formed have been screaming about

the roadways and yes they are failing and 

the county has known about this for years.

We have seen what they have done in East

County and they are doing the same here.

They have no intentions of keeping with 

the agreement on the West Felida Plan

as they have diverted the funds that were

collected to help improve traffic to another

roadway.....which is against the law!

You can check the proposed developments

on both the City and County's websites under

community development, warning I have found

that they are not current and have to ask for 

information.    Heads Up:  3 story Senior

Center is coming down the pipeline just 

off NW 33rd Avenue by the park.

New developments on hillside, water 

runs down hill no mater what some folks

say.

You also can check the Sheriff's dept.

web site for crime in the area.

If you really want to know about the 

community you are about to buy into

read up on the history.   I will tell you 

leadership doesn't care!