Hidden conditions
This Building Looks Fine. It Isn't.
A clean facade tells you almost nothing about the roof, the service capacity or the plumbing behind the walls.
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Buildings photograph better than they perform. New paint, a swept lot and staged interior shots can sit on top of a failing roof assembly, an undersized electrical service and original galvanized supply lines.
The items that move a renovation budget are rarely visible in a listing: roof structure and membrane age, masonry condition at parapets and lintels, service capacity at the meter, distribution age, ventilation for the intended occupancy, and life-safety systems relative to current code for the use you plan.
What to do instead of trusting the photos: get on the roof, open the electrical room, look above the ceiling in at least two locations per floor, run the water, and ask what has been replaced and when — then ask for the paperwork.
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