Mold tests in the south

[Thomas Sehon]

Hello all,

I am a Denver native planning to invest in South Carolina. the humidity has me apprehensive about mold on properties. I just wanted to get some insight on how common it is to request mold tests prior to purchasing a property and testing for mold with long term buy and holds in this climate.

Thank you in advance! 

Take care,

Tom 

[JD Martin]

It's never done here (TN) on any transaction I've personally been a part of. Inspectors may note it during that part of the process but I've never had a buyer ask me to have one done, or ask if they could have one done; people are either comfortable with it based on the inspection report or they're not and they pull the plug from there. On my end, I've never asked for one even when there was quite a bit, as I buy investment properties and expect I may have to replace roofs, drywall and other things that might be moldy or contributing to it.