I’m surprised you bought the house at all. For a two year old house, it looks like it is in pretty tough shape.

So hard to tell from a photo, but it looks like some kind of filler. Also, what ’s going on with the floor?

Do you think there was water damage?

Why was the house sitting unoccupied for 6 months?

What does your realtor say? Was there a seller’s “disclosure form or statement”?

Hi Judy,
It was bought as a home for my daughter while she attends college. It sat on the market for six months because the community is/was still building new homes and the buyers and their realtor had the house listed too high.
There was a sellers disclosure form, never flooded or any water damage.
I’m not afraid of or inexperienced at renovating. I am here for the winter and will be present for
tradespeople to work.
I was hoping to find a solution to this weird build up without yanking out all the molding but no one has responded.
I’m sure it will be good as new when I am finished. I’ve sold all of my former houses in less than 7 days on the market, even in 2008, in
California.
Thank you for your reply! I appreciate it!