Couple’s New Dwelling Turns into Horror Story 72 Hours After Closing (Unique)

A dream dwelling was a nightmare for Hailey Aguirre and her husband, simply three days after they closed on their new home. 

The couple, who had not too long ago relocated to Arizona from Buffalo, N.Y., thought that they had discovered the right place — till a hidden infestation revealed itself. Hailey shared her frustrations in a now-viral TikTok video. 

“We have been so excited, and every thing was going effectively. The shopping for course of was very clean,” Hailey tells PEOPLE, recalling the anticipation and hope that got here with their transfer and the seek for a brand new dwelling. 

The home checked each field: excellent location, lovely fixtures and a rework that made it really feel like a recent begin. After a month-long course of that included a number of walkthroughs and three completely different inspections — together with a termite inspection, she says — the couple felt assured as they ready to settle in.

However simply earlier than closing, a name from their realtor modified every thing. “The day earlier than closing, actually, on our drive to closing on the home, I received a name from our realtor saying they simply came upon that they discovered termites whereas they have been transferring the staging furnishings out. They demanded it was handled like that day. And so it was,” Hailey explains. 

In keeping with Hailey, the sellers assured them the difficulty had been dealt with, and with all inspections coming again clear, the couple moved ahead, trusting the professionals and the method.

The reduction was short-lived. “By Thursday evening is once I found them once more, after which realized there have been different teams proper above the place they have been,” Hailey says. 

Hailey describes a complicated and irritating ordeal with the pest management firm. “The termite firm that got here and handled it was picked by the vendor,” she says. “So to ensure that it to be lined by them, to determine it out, we didn’t actually have management over the termite firm to return and get rid of them.”

In keeping with her, the corporate missed two appointments earlier than lastly addressing the issue, compounding the couple’s stress.

As if termites weren’t sufficient, one other catastrophe struck simply hours after the pest management crew lastly arrived. 

“Actually an hour after the termite individuals confirmed up … I used to be simply taking out the trash, and I observed there was water spilling out of the ground into just like the carport space, after which the ground was getting squishy and water was spewing out of the ground,” Hailey recollects. 

A burst pipe pressured them to close off the water and make contact with the sellers once more, in accordance with Hailey.

The sequence of issues has examined the couple’s optimism. “Actually, I’ve been struggling rather a lot with simply feeling like we made the fitting choice, or feeling like that is the fitting dwelling for us, so I’m attempting to be constructive about it and make it my very own,” she shares. 

“Nevertheless it has been a bit arduous to really feel like I can truly reside in the home, as a result of it appears to be every thing I contact is like breaking,” Hailey provides. 

Her husband, whose demanding job retains him away often, remains to be “in disbelief that the home that we thought was nice and ideal and handed all of the inspections is having all these points, instantly,” she says.

The expertise has left a mark on Hailey’s belief within the dwelling shopping for course of. “I jokingly was like, I by no means need to purchase a home ever once more due to this,” she says. 

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Having owned a brand new construct earlier than, she now realizes the significance of thorough inspections and being proactive. Sooner or later, “possibly we’ll go along with a number of completely different inspectors and possibly ask for various issues to be completed,” she shares. 

For others navigating the house shopping for course of, Hailey provides hard-won recommendation: “Have a very good actual property agent, as a result of our agent has been an advocate for us … if we didn’t have somebody that we trusted and knew what they have been doing, I feel we must be paying for this out of pocket.”