Spent $500 on a sewer scope before closing and it saved me big time

We were about to buy this cute 1950s ranch in Springfield, and our inspector said the main line looked okay from the outside. I pushed for a separate sewer scope anyway, which cost about $500. The camera showed the line was almost fully collapsed with tree roots about 20 feet from the house. The seller wouldn't fix it, and the repair quote was over $15k. We walked away from the deal because of that one video. Has anyone else had a sewer scope find a dealbreaker like that?

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eric_ramirez672d ago

Glad it worked for you, but I usually skip that step on a ranch with a clear main line.

anthony1272d ago

Yeah, I'm with you on that. I only bother with the extra check if the main line is older or has a bunch of spliced sections. Found a leak last year that way on a place I thought was all new pipe.