Ainna-goinna happen....

No way is the homeowner (not the buyer-- yet) going to let you take the vB and the insulation off the bottom without the buyer being responsible for putting them back in place. There is absolutely no way to check it without taking ALL of the insulation and VB off. Otherwise you are only doing a sampling-- what good is that?

Now, the fact is you were only going to be donig a sampling of the crawlspace anyway... No one looks at every inch of every sub-floor in the crawl. You would be under there for-ever!

Let them know that takes place and what to expect. Expectations of the buyers should not be more that a sampling anyway. Let them know that's all you can do and you will be glad to do that, if the sellers first remove sections that can be accessed for a visual inspection, without you or them (the buyers) being responsible for replacement of those areas.

As Scotty said, mobile homes are generally considered to have a life expectancy equal to that of a cave-man... 25 years.

Heres something else you should let them know. That sucker is no longer a *Mobile* home. Try putting that sucker on a the road and see what happens... Ever seen one on the highway that was torn all to sheeIIt... well, there ya go (with this one).

Rich

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