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Old 09-03-2017, 12:22 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by thinkxingu View Post
Maybe, but it's listed as 3 bedroom and, even though people sometimes add more bedrooms than their septic "allows," realtors usually won't list any more bedrooms than septic capacity. Besides, 1/3 of an acre isn't all that small for the average waterfront, right?

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I am not an expert, but as I understand it, septics on old homes are basically grandfathered, but you're limited on what you can do with the home. You will not get a building permit to rebuild or add more bedrooms, and you will fail the buyer's inspection when you try to sell.

In 2015 we walked away from a signed P&S to buy a 4 bedroom home because the lot could not support more than 2.4 bedrooms.
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