07-25-2014, 04:15 AM
Pay careful attention to the construction date of a used house. In 1994, in response to Iniki the codes were changed to what is called Superior construction. Anything finaled before 1995 or so (I am not sure of the exact switchover date) will have substantially higher insurance costs, as we learned after we bought our house.
The environment is hard on houses here, especially ones that sit empty for any length of time. Most construction has a expected lifespan, shorter here than a lot of places on the mainland, so if you buy a used house it will have already lost a certain portion of that lifespan, more if it sat empty and unmaintained.
Carol
The environment is hard on houses here, especially ones that sit empty for any length of time. Most construction has a expected lifespan, shorter here than a lot of places on the mainland, so if you buy a used house it will have already lost a certain portion of that lifespan, more if it sat empty and unmaintained.
Carol
Carol
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb