Aug 14 2010
We are looking at an 80 year plus old home that has what looks like a retaining wall at the front property line, however, it is really just local stones piled on top of each other. It looks like it is holding back the dirt like a retaining wall of block would. Is this safe? [...]
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Jan 10 2010
I am looking at a home to buy which has a large addition that was built without permits. The Realtor said the addition was definitely built to code and should not be an issue for us should we buy the home. We asked if the seller is willing to obtain the permits as a condition [...]
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