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Seller’s disclosure clearly lying

I was shown a home by the buyer’s agent who may also act as my agent although I will probably find my own. (I’ve posted about that here recently but took it down due to confidentiality concerns).

During the showing, the agent pointed out a highly visible, long crack in the floor which is definitely wider than hairline, saying it’s been there for for years without much change, maybe has gotten a bit wider. That it was there before the current owner. He said it’s due to a crack in the foundation.

He also showed me a whole house reverse osmosis water filtration system and another filtration system to remove silt from the well water.

The seller’s disclosure basically says “no” to all questions and provides no information. It says the seller is not aware of any crack in the foundation and that there is no water treatment system in the house, including no reverse osmosis nor other filtration system.

I’ve emailed the agent pointing out these glaring inconsistencies in the disclosure. Haven’t heard back from him yet.

I’m feeling like it might be best to run away from this. How bad does it sound to you?

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