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My uncle told me to "never buy a house with a basement" and I should have listened
He owned a ranch house in Texas and swore basements were just money pits. Bought a fixer-upper in Ohio last spring with a finished basement for the extra space. After two heavy rains in June, I spent $2,800 on a sump pump and waterproofing because the carpet kept getting soaked. Has anyone else had basement buyers remorse or is it just my luck with this house?
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harris.vera3d ago
Oh come on, you got a finished basement in Ohio for cheap and you're mad it needs a sump pump? That's just standard Midwest living, like complaining about snow in January.
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harris.vera3d ago
Toss a backup battery pump in there too, power goes out and that basement's a pool.
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