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Bought a house through my realtor friend, home loan got sold, home insurance canceled shortly after. Lots of things wrong with the house.

I deleted the first post since I was pretty embarrassed from it all but I tried to get a cached version of it here for anyone out of the loop:

https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/jz05av/bought_a_house_through_my_realtor_who_was_a_long/

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My insurance broker had called me the other day telling me that my current home insurance can no longer cover me. They said the roof isn't in great shape despite my realtor telling me it was replaced back in 2009, but after talking to my neighbor, she said that roof was never replaced (or at least she never saw it replaced since she's lived there)

My realtor had said the inspection had gone good, and that the house was well kept.

The inspection though said the gas lines were missing some components. Sediment traps, the inspector noted all that. he even said "Under current construction standards, they're required". He also said a few other things were required due to "Safety standards" and should be installed also. Oh and possible damage to the foundation due to roots.

So I'm surprised why my realtor was trying to get maybe one major thing repaired (a few shingles on the roof) and the rest was petty things like screen windows. She said if we go easy on the inspection and on the things we ask repaired, they might throw the fridge in for free. I told her to do what she thinks was best which was a stupid mistake.

Also, how did this get past that VA appraiser as well?

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I'm not trying to point fingers. I blame myself for not being more cautious. I just figured I was in good hands with my realtor friend who I've known for a long time. I told her I wanted to start fresh, in a quiet area and a place that I can just focus on my mental health. She told me I was being too negative when I spotted a house that was close to a school. I just briefly pointed out that a school nearby could mean lot's of traffic and loud noises. The funny thing is that the house I'm currently living in is a block away from the main street so I'm constantly hearing sirens, and road noise and people revving up their engines, it can get a bit overwhelming.

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This was her response when I had brought up that maybe I should find a realtor that's closer. And when I had thought about backing out (we weren't going to close on time and the sellers got upset), my realtor said "You're not going to back out, we worked too hard for this, you worked too hard for this" (I have this in a voice message)

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I guess that's it. I'll probably file a complaint like some of you recommended I do, and write a review on her. Hopefully others can learn from my fuck ups.

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