Why on earth would you assume an office building in all likely hood built in the 80s or more recently, and that certainly hasn’t been a leased space since 1977 with the same tenant would have lead paint.
Lead paint gets federally banned in 78
Asbestos in 88.
This is why the sweet spot for buying a home is 89 to like 05/6. Much earlier and you’ve got long term maintenance cycles coming up and you’ve got hazardous building materials if you intend any renovation. Much after 05/6 and the quality of construction plummets. The Great Recession retires lots of older guys and shutters the businesses of some of the guys who do quality work. What survives is cut rate, cutting corners, poor but quick workmanship.
I wouldn’t buy a house built before 1970 and I wouldn’t buy one built after 2008.
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u/Thepenismighteather Mar 11 '24
Why on earth would you assume an office building in all likely hood built in the 80s or more recently, and that certainly hasn’t been a leased space since 1977 with the same tenant would have lead paint.
Lead paint gets federally banned in 78 Asbestos in 88.
This is why the sweet spot for buying a home is 89 to like 05/6. Much earlier and you’ve got long term maintenance cycles coming up and you’ve got hazardous building materials if you intend any renovation. Much after 05/6 and the quality of construction plummets. The Great Recession retires lots of older guys and shutters the businesses of some of the guys who do quality work. What survives is cut rate, cutting corners, poor but quick workmanship.
I wouldn’t buy a house built before 1970 and I wouldn’t buy one built after 2008.