First time with FHA

[Digger88]

Do appraiser require to see the furnace operate? We just ran out of fuel...

Puit 5 gallons of kerosene in it it will work fine in a pinch, make sure there is no peeling paint (if so scrape and paint that area) and ensure what is there works. Hopefully the roof doesn't leak (has 2 years of life left) and generally it should be in livable working condition with no obvious defects.

 

[Zoe]

Puit 5 gallons of kerosene in it it will work fine in a pinch, make sure there is no peeling paint (if so scrape and paint that area) and ensure what is there works. Hopefully the roof doesn't leak (has 2 years of life left) and generally it should be in livable working condition with no obvious defects.

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Does he light the 5 gallons accidentally? You know I am joking. LOL

I think I have a neighbor who did that to a detached barn/dwelling at a house he bought. I am not kidding. I can't prove it. But I do believe he did it.

I never did hear what started the fire. Fire department investigated and all but he works for major utility company. It would have been easy for him to frame it.

 

[Zoe]

The guy who built the house on like 20 acres was fire chief years ago. He bought the house after the man died and wife went in nursing home. It was in pretty bad shape. I had been in it and was friends with the X fire chief and his widow. It was in bad shape. The new owner has a nice new barn now. Did I mention the new owner is specialized electrician?

The wind had to be blowing just right or it would have got more buildings including his house.

Probably about all fire detectives can tell is where the fire started. Electrical fires are common in many house fires.

Don't light the 5 gallon tank of kerosene. The detectives will know if you do.

 

[Zoe]

Many times in house fires, a circuit gets overloaded or two wires short out. Many things can cause electrical fires. Lightning can cause an electrical fire if hits your house or close to the house.

Your home insurance should cover an electrical fire. What you have in the house that burns up is a different story depending on what coverage you have.

It can't replace a baby or things like that.

Those poor people in California and other places in USA lost things from fires that insurance can't replace. It can't replace people.