We just put a condo under contract that was sold at a tax auction. My question is, the gas meter has been removed from the property and all utilities are turned off. We are going to put the property out for our buyers, but if nobody bites, then we could potentially buy the property ourselves. So, if this is the route we end up going, how would you go about getting the house properly inspected within the inspection time frame (2 weeks) if the utilities are not on?
My guess is that we won't have to worry about this, because we believe this property is going to be bought by one of our buyers. But, if not, I'm just curious as to what the most cost effective way to accomplish a good inspection. Do you de-winterize the house and turn on the utilities to do the inspection, or is there a more cost effective way?
crickets out there. Any input from anyone?