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Palpadude t1_jd9dttv wrote

Reply to LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer

I did that but it turned out kinda useless. Learn from my mistake. Don’t just photograph everything. Make a note of exactly where it is, including the room and wall. Otherwise all the photos look the same.

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fataii t1_jd9cnla wrote

Reply to LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer

Also make the house an email address and send everything house related to that email, then share the email address with the new owner if ownership changes.

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keepthetips t1_jd9aqd8 wrote

Reply to LPT: Consider a "cash management account" instead of a standard bank account by Flaky-Illustrator-52

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Needleroozer OP t1_jd99p9w wrote

Reply to comment by falderol in LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer

I know, right? I've got clear labels for things like refrigerator, oven, furnace, but everything else is lights, lights, lights. Not even a clue for which floor let alone which room.

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PokebannedGo t1_jd95fxu wrote

Reply to comment by TarondorIX in LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer

What's always puzzled me was no layout when house shopping.

A simple layout of how the pictures fit together would be so helpful.

Yet no layout

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rabbitwonker t1_jd91fcl wrote

Reply to LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer

I did exactly as you described, even though it meant technically trespassing onto the building site when it was empty on the weekends. 😬

And yes, these photos have been extremely helpful many times in the 20 years since. Including the time the main pipe to my sprinklers had a big leak, and I was able to give the guy fixing it a picture of the pipe in its trench before it was buried. He practically flipped his lid over how useful that was to help them find the pipe.

Main challenge is to make sure you take the pictures in a sensible enough order, and to take many of them, in order to be able to make sense of them afterwards. Otherwise, you may not know where the heck that pic of wires and boards you’re looking is supposed to be, when the time comes to use it. (Also adding a video walkthrough should help a lot too.)

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mickey831610 t1_jd8z7en wrote

Reply to LPT: don't assume dishonesty or malice. You and others' lives will be much happier. by Alcoraiden

I got you, is anyone else concerned that once people find you to be trusting, they will take advantage or plot your demise? How many times should one get raked over the coals before they are at least cautiously skeptical or, to a further degree, absolutely trusting of no one? Like if I kept getting bit by snakes, at some point isn't it my fault for turning stones in the first place? What did I expect to happen if it has happened so many times before? I'm not wanting to argue, I ask because trust is a true struggle for me.

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kevinatfms t1_jd8uewy wrote

Reply to comment by TarondorIX in LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer

Some counties require as-built plans to be included with the final county building inspector sign off for the building permit. You can check if the plans have been submitted through the county ISD office or permitting office.

I know our county office keeps scanned copies of the original drawings for purchase. You have to provide some information to confirm you are the homeowner and then pay a $45 fee to get them.

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