Driveway Too Steep

[CANative]

It's a late model Elantra. My daughter couldn't afford the payments so I gave her my '98 Escort, sold my overpriced Mitsubishi Montero and took over the payments on this car. Granted, it's not the greatest car, but if you need a special vehicle to get up the driveway, then IMO there's a marketability issue.

There's a 1999 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 with 65k miles in the paper. They're asking 10 grand. Does that sound like a good deal? I can pay cash... about half of it is sitting on my desk in the form of undeposited COD checks.

 

[Ben Vukicevich SRA]

Greg,

The original proposed construction appraisal is good for a year and they can get another extension if construction was started in that original time frame...which it obviously was.

If they've added options or extras that increase the subject's value, you need the plans/specs/DOM's updated to show the new stuff. You revise the appraisal to reflect the new stuff as of the old effective date with a new date the report was signed.

Let the FHA fee inspector pull his/her hair out for the final inspection of the subject including the driveway grade and the proper driveway surface material.

Ben

 

[David S. Roberson]

Originally posted by Pamela Crowley (Florida)@May 22 2005, 08:07 AM
It's FHA.

Indeed it is. Page D-6 in 4150.2 Section 4 Site: Driveway Surface: "Explain all deficiencies that do not require repair (extreme slope, etc.) and consider them in the estimate of value."

 

[Tim Hicks (Texas)]

Hey, Hopland...and this will prove I still have no idea where Hopland is, does that area get any ice or snow during the year?

 

[CANative]

No. Just some rain once in a while.

The problem is that you have to creep up the concrete and as soon as the wheels hit the gravel they spin out. It's not impossible to get up, just a freaking hassel. It would be no problem if they finished the concrete and put some of those traction lines in it.

 

[Tim Hicks (Texas)]

Originally posted by Greg Boyd@May 23 2005, 12:26 PM
No. Just some rain once in a while.

The problem is that you have to creep up the concrete and as soon as the wheels hit the gravel they spin out. It's not impossible to get up, just a freaking hassel. It would be no problem if they finished the concrete and put some of those traction lines in it.

hassle*

 

[CANative]

I guess I'm just going to have to kill you.