New build home inspection... red flags?

Post date: 2021-01-26 08:10:14

My partner and I recently made an offer on a newly built home and it was accepted. We were so excited to find something that checked all the boxes after searching for almost two years. Everything finally seemed to be falling into place. Thank god our offer was subject to inspection because, well... the inspection is not going well. Are these normal issues that will be fixed easily, or do we need to cut and run?

The home in question is a half-duplex with 3 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms on 3 levels. There is a detached 2-car garage which is shared with the duplex-neighbor, but the garage has a solid wall down the middle and each half of the garage has its own locked entry.

My partner is at the new home with our realtor and the inspector. He's texting me as it goes, and I am freaking out.

So far, here is what the inspector has turned up:
- One of the showers straight up doesn't work
- There are plumbing issues in the other bathrooms as well
- The AC unit is faulty
- The stove doesn't work
- The sump pump in the back was turned off and full of water
- The electrical for the pump is in the neighbor's locked half of the garage, so we have no access to it

This is not an exhaustive list, the inspection is still ongoing as I type. I'm feeling gutted and would appreciate a reality check. Are we overreacting as new home buyers? Or are we potentially dodging a bullet?

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