We want to buy a house in this area (expensive DC metro) and keep it as a rental when we are abroad. There are some fantastic houses with great schools that check all the boxes, but they are further out so they're not on municipal water and sewage, but septic and well.
I know about what not to put down the drain and that the system might need to be pumped every couple years, but would you trust renters with that system? I've also read that running multiple loads of laundry or having a large gathering (with lots of toilet flushes) can overwhelm a septic system.
I've never owned a house with either but my parents cabin in the woods as well as their primary house are on septic and well. We definitely run multiple loads of laundry when we visit and my parents have hosted some pretty big parties and their yard doesn't flood with sewage.
Our realtor says he's actually more concerned about wells which again I know really nothing about except they need to have a good flow rate, can't have E coli, and the pump might burn out.
Anyway, is a septic and well something you'd leave to a renter or property manager (also our realtor) to deal with? Do I even want to deal with it when we move back?
Thanks
Paul
I know about what not to put down the drain and that the system might need to be pumped every couple years, but would you trust renters with that system? I've also read that running multiple loads of laundry or having a large gathering (with lots of toilet flushes) can overwhelm a septic system.
I've never owned a house with either but my parents cabin in the woods as well as their primary house are on septic and well. We definitely run multiple loads of laundry when we visit and my parents have hosted some pretty big parties and their yard doesn't flood with sewage.
Our realtor says he's actually more concerned about wells which again I know really nothing about except they need to have a good flow rate, can't have E coli, and the pump might burn out.
Anyway, is a septic and well something you'd leave to a renter or property manager (also our realtor) to deal with? Do I even want to deal with it when we move back?
Thanks
Paul
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