Home Inspection

Private Well Problems: Selling a Home With Bad Water in Connecticut

More than 837,000 Connecticut residents drink from private wells, and the state doesn't require a water test to sell. What happens when a buyer's test comes back with arsenic, uranium, radon or bacteria.

Selling a Home With a Failing Roof: Repair First or Sell As It Stands?

An FHA buyer needs at least two years of roof life, and Florida has roof rules no Northeast state does. Run the repair-versus-sell math before you spend five figures on shingles.

Radon in Your Home: What Sellers in NJ and CT Should Know

Neither New Jersey nor Connecticut makes you test for radon before selling, but both have disclosure rules that catch sellers off guard. What the numbers mean and how to keep a test result from derailing your sale.

Knob-and-Tube Wiring: Can You Sell an Older Home With Outdated Electrical?

Knob-and-tube wiring isn't illegal anywhere we buy, but it can stop a buyer's insurer cold. Here's why old wiring becomes a financing problem, and the three realistic ways to sell anyway.

Selling a House With Termite or Pest Damage

Your insurance almost certainly won't pay for termite damage, so what now? Learn what buyers, lenders and each state's disclosure rules expect, and when selling as-is beats treating and repairing first.