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Was enthused about a 3 unit house in a small village until I found out two things.
The listing states "Shared septic System"
There is no municipal sewage system and , worse, seller owns this plus the 6 unit next door, which is also for sale.
Both houses early 1900s and sold together and I assume (yes, I know) the system was grandfathered in.
So far, I've not received answers to where the tank is located or the size ...same question as to the leach field.
Even IF they were both adequately sized, with two different property owners...well. that still leads to more questions.
I just can't think of any answers that would make this a "comfortable" purchase.
Can you? Am I being too pessimistic?
When we were young we bought a house with a shared driveway entrance. The house next door sold to a crazy person who decided to block our entrance when he got drunk. The police couldn’t stop him as we both owned it.
We finally got down the trees on the other side of our house and drove over our sidewalk and down the curb to get out if he did that. We were young and didn’t have the money to hire a lawyer. I absolutely wouldn’t buy a property with anything shared.
When we were young we bought a house with a shared driveway entrance. The house next door sold to a crazy person who decided to block our entrance when he got drunk. The police couldn’t stop him as we both owned it.
We finally got down the trees on the other side of our house and drove over our sidewalk and down the curb to get out if he did that. We were young and didn’t have the money to hire a lawyer. I absolutely wouldn’t buy a property with anything shared.
Oh, no stories like that, please.
Have totally dropped the shared septic house but am going ahead with a shared driveway one in a different community.
Funny thing is, about 30 years ago, owned that house will be sharing it with. Never a problem, hope there isn't now...hasn't been for current owner.
Have both a shared driveway and a shared lateral sewer line to the main. The sewer situation has cost me lots of money. The shared driveway hasn't cost me extra money (yet), but a lot of aggravation. I've liver here for 15 years and love my house, but probably wouldn't choose it again, knowing what I know now.
There are two new houses being built on my road. They are owned by a couple of sisters and their families. I noticed that they only did one septic system although they did drill two wells. They also share a driveway AND one house is facing the road while the other faces that house. I do not believe they considered resale when they started the build. They are also less than 50 ft from each other.
This is a rural area and I don't think many buyers would consider the layout/situation ideal if they ever had to sell.
NEVER EVER share a driveway, septic, well, etc. with anyone. We bought a house in a rural area with a shared well. A week after we moved in the landowner where the well was situated shut off our water. Said there was a problem with the well, but then went on and on about how he really thought it would be better if we would drill our own well. I could have sued, but it was one of the Hillbilly Counties where we were the 'newbie city slickers' and we realized it wasn't worth the hassle. We had our own well drilled.
Friends bought a home in small town with shared driveway; as soon as they moved in, the sharing neighbor started leaving their car at bottom of drive (my friends lived at top of drive).
When a property with a shared utility or access is sold, the new owner is going to get the brunt of years old animosity over the shared item and the old neighbor is going to take it as an opportunity to get out of the arrangement.
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