When Buying Real Estate, Follow Your Nose.

Posted By Cliff Tuttle | November 30, 2010

No. 533

If you are looking at homes to purchase, pay close attention during the first few seconds after you open the door.

You may be able to detect a whiff of something bad when first walking in the front door or when you enter a closed room.  Then the smell may seem to go away.

An extreme example is featured in the Consumerist.  A house that was formerly a meth factory was sold to an unsuspecting couple who became sick and had to move out.  But there are other substances that have distinctive odors that can be best detected in the first few minutes after entering a house or a room.  This may include the musty damp smell of mold.  Or the acrid small of cigarette smoke.

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CLIFF TUTTLE has been a Pennsylvania lawyer for over 45 years and (inter alia) is a real estate litigator and legal writer. The posts in this blog are intended to provide general information about legal topics of interest to lawyers and consumers with a Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania focus. However, this information does not constitute legal advice and there is no lawyer-client relationship created when you read this blog. You are encouraged to leave comments but be aware that posted comments can be read by others. If you wish to contact me in privacy, please use the Contact Form located immediately below this message. I will reply promptly and in strict confidence.

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