Recently updated-Are you sure?

Recently updated-Are you sure?

An inspection that I did Tuesday night made me think, what a concept!!!!!

When Realtor ® advertises a home that has been updated do they verify that this is true?

On this, the Tuesday night inspection, I found that the electrical and the plumbing systems had been ‘replaced'. It only took me a moment to know that none of the work had been permitted or inspected, as required in this jurisdiction. It all (the work performed) needed to be repaired or replaced.

Good news for the buyers was that they were not inheriting a $5,000.00 fix. Bad news for the seller was that he did not have this work performed. It was performed, in my estimate at least 6 years prior. He has only been in this home about two years and the previous owner about the same. So now this is his problem.

I doubt if the current owner would have purchased this property had he know of these defects.

1. Was this advertised as updated?
2. Did he have a Home Inspection?
3. If not why?
4. Is the Home Inspector or the Realtor® on the ‘hook'?
5. Should a Realtor® verify what is advertised?

Would like to know if you verify what is advertised.