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Devin88 · Jan 30, 2014, 09:09 PM

I'm looking into buying a home or mobile home on brick foundation that's foreclosed on. Went looked at the place and the realtor said lighting hit the home recent owners didn't have insurance on that part. How much would it be ball park range to get this repaired. I know the electric box in the home is black where light must hit would the house have to be rewired.

Fr_Chuck · Jan 30, 2014, 09:22 PM

You are joking?? Without looking at home, replacing all major appliance, replacing heating and cooling systems, tearing out every wall and replacing electric.
30,000 or 40,000 perhaps?

And did not having insurance for "lightening" sounds more like they either had no insurance or took the insurance money and did not fix the house.

You would need to get at least two complete estimates to repair all damage. At this point consider anything electric junk and has to be replaced.

Devin88 · Jan 30, 2014, 09:39 PM

I figured it would be that much or more wondering. I haven't bought the house or anything just went and looked. Home is foreclosed for $25,000 like brand new inside beside getting hit by lighting. Calling a electrician would next step wondering how much it be or worth the trouble looking more into it .

Fr_Chuck · Jan 30, 2014, 09:56 PM

I will assume someone has checked it out ? But hard to say.

A inspector or electrician, could first test each circuit within the house, if the circuts are OK, and the only damage was to the actual electrical box, things may be looking up.

I assume you mean the box where the meter is hooked up. Now the circuit or fuse box.

It may be possible that just the outside box is damaged depending on grounding.
If all or most of the inside circuits test good. A generator could be hooked up and the appliances and heating and air units checked. ** mistake I made not checking on last house I bought**

Is it worth it, what is the going prices for a home like this already fixed in the area. If 50,000 in repairs and a 25,000 house, gives you a 200,000 house, of course it is worth it. That is how I used to make my money.

** there will be actual electriicians on here later. I have some experience but most of mine is the actual buying and selling of houses that had to be redone.

one other note, was there any fire damage ? fire damage can be a real pain getting a city building inspector to ok repair on.