Septic system in a vacant house

[Nick Ferroni]

I Have a bank owned property under contract. Most likely the property has been vacant for years (2-4) and poorly cared for. The house it’s self is 30 Years old. My question is what could be wrong with the septic system and what would the cost be for repair etc.... Thank you in advance

[Matthew Paul]

If its a concrete tank , its fine , just pump it . The drainfields  or drywell , you wont know till you start running water .  I bought something similar that was vacant for 7 years .  I had no problems at all . Just to be sure I ran a snake down the main line with water running , just to make sure the line was clear .