[Shop-talk] wells and such.

[George]

In California most rural transactions require a separate septic inspection 
and well inspection.  Make sure you pick a good inspector, not one chosen by 
the seller's real estate agent.

George C
RE Investor in CA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eugene D Abbondelo" <eabb at loc.gov>
To: <shop-talk at autox.team.net>; <markmiller at threeboysfarm.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] wells and such.


> Shoppers:
>
> I find this discussion very interesting.  I'd like to ask a less technical
> question if I may:
>
> I live in a city and have public water and sewer;everything works fine. 
> I've
> never owned a home not being so provided. My wife and I plan on retiring 
> in
> about 3 years and moving to a rural area.  When buying a house that is not 
> on
> a public water/sewer supply is a normal house inspection going to cover 
> the
> problems that have been brought up in this discussion (low 
> pressure/capacity;
> type of pipe used, etc.) or do you really have to get a specialist in to 
> check
> that specific aspect (water/sewer) of any house you're really interested 
> in?
> Sounds like you could unknowingly inherit a poor system needing lots of 
> money
> to fix.  Simply turning the water on or flushing a toilet in an inspection 
> may
> not be enough.
>
> Thanks for any advice.