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Melbourne man discovers extensive model train network underneath house

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402 points cfcfcf | 1 comments | 30 Jun 25 23:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source
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brunker2 ◴[01 Jul 25 00:13 UTC] No.44429301[source]▶
How? It was accessible through a door. Nobody - not the seller, agent, himself or any other prospective buyers, or the building inspector he presumably engaged to check the place over before signing contracts - thought to look behind the door?

How can you buy a house without checking out the foundations/basement yourself or by a pro?

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1. Gigachad ◴[01 Jul 25 01:07 UTC] No.44429578[source]▶
Most old houses in Aus are just assumed to be complete shit so why waste money on an inspection to tell you what you already know. All the value is in the land.

If the house collapses that's a good thing because then the heritage protections are gone and you can build something better. The property value probably goes up if the old workers hut falls over.