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Attic mold

I'm interested in a house that checks all the boxes, except the seller has disclosed that there's mold in the attic on the plywood ceiling (roof), and that quotes to get it fixed are available.

I know that attic mold is pretty common and isn't a gigantic issue...so long as it's just in the attic (and not in the insulation, etc) and the cause of the high moisture can be fixed in addition to cleaning the mold. If I did go under contract here I would get my own inspections.

My 2 questions are:

- Is there an accurate way to know whether the mold has spread to other areas of the house? Attics are easy because they're exposed, but most of any house is hidden. I don't mind buying the attic-mold house, but I do not want to buy the entire house-mold house where I'm ripping down walls, etc.

- I know it's a seller's market which is why the sellers are leaving this to the buyers to deal with - but is that a red flag in and of itself? If I was living in a house that had mold I'd want it fixed yesterday for my own sake...is the fact that they're letting it sit there a red flag for other deferred issues?

Thanks!

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