A week before the close, Lee visited the house to speak with the seller about some of the property he might have trouble disposing . What he found was startling. The owner was not there, but the pool had been opened and drained. The liner was very wrinkled and appeared ruined.
The sides had begun to pull away from the walls of the pool and cracks were developing in the liner below. We all met with the realtor that Saturday to assess the damage. We hired a pool professional to advise us, he stated that the liner was ruined and had been for some time. It would cost about $5,000 to replace the liner. The vermiculite bottom would have to be inspected and could potentially cost another $6,000. When we approached the owner, we were told to take it or leave it. They obviously had never intended on disclosing the fact that the pool was ruined and planned on taking us for all we had.
"Besides," we were told, " there are two more offers lined up behind yours who will take it as is." Amazing how all the real estate buyers in Dutchess County are fighting over this house in such a bad economy where no real estate is moving. We suspect this was another lie to pressure us and we fell for it.
Not just out of stupidity, but we had already invested plenty in legal fees, title search, inspections, pool guys and purchased new appliances for the house... not to mention a $5,000 membership to Direct Buy for future renovations. We were in deep already, lets swim in it. We were livid. They (the seller's daughter was behind all of this) purposely hid this information. NEVER act in good faith, because those who want money will stop at nothing to pocket YOURS.
well you could always just turn it into a giant Koi pond?
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