You would not believe the number of homes I’ve looked at that are filled with black mold. Part of it is that a repo issue. When a bank forecloses on a home, it tends to turn off the electricity and other utilities and winterizes the home. This means the sump pump isn’t running. So the basement gets all damp and gross. Then the dampness travels to the first floor and mold starts to grow, helped along by grime on cabinets and other things. Then it creeps up to the second floor. And if you’re really lucky, the roof leaks and you get mold coming down from the top, too.
If you see fuzzy walls and the home wasn’t decorated with flocked wallpaper, you know you’ve got trouble right away. But what if someone buys a repo, fixes it up without adequately fixing the mold and resells it to you? If you are feeling generally icky and seem to constantly be getting sick and your home has had water damage in the past or you suspect it was a repo, you may want to have it tested to rule out toxic mold.
Have you ever had to deal with toxic mold in a house?
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