A prior foundation or under-slab plumbing repair on an older Houston house is only as good as its paperwork and the crew that did it. What a bad repair looks like, what the engineer’s file, permit and warranty must show, how to read a camera run on someone else’s work, and how it plays in the Texas contract.
Selling a House With Foundation Problems in Houston: Why So Many Sales Fall Through, and How to Keep Yours Together — A Real Estate Broker’s Guide for Sellers and Buyers
Why foundation findings derail Houston home sales mid-option-period, and the fix on each side: the seller gets the structural engineer’s report and the bids before listing; the buyer books the engineer on day one. Forms quoted, costs dated.
Cast Iron Pipes Under the Slab: The Hidden Problem in Many Older Houston Homes — A Real Estate Broker’s Guide for Buyers and Sellers
Why cast iron drain lines under 1950s–70s Houston slabs fail, what a sewer scope and a hydrostatic test each prove, dated repair cost bands, and how the finding plays in the Texas contract for buyers and sellers.
Buying an Older Home in Houston: What to Look For in the Inspection Report — A Real Estate Broker’s Option-Period Game Plan
Which inspection findings are normal for a 1950s–1980s Houston house, which ones to negotiate, which ones to walk from, and how a real estate broker works the option period with buyers.
Texas Seller’s Water Disclosure: Who Has to Deliver It and What It Asks
TREC’s new seller’s water disclosure (form 61-0) is mandatory as of July 1, 2026. Here’s the five-part exemption most Houston sellers qualify for, what the form asks, and how to avoid a buyer’s 7-day termination window.
The Texas Option Period: When It Starts, How to Count the Days, and What the Fee Buys
The Texas option period runs on exact rules — day zero, calendar days, the 5 p.m. deadline that never slides. How to count it, from Paragraph 5 of the TREC contract.