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GargantuanWitch t1_j5qbfis wrote

Reply to comment by Elouiseotter in Greenfield vs South Side Slope, where to buy a house? by Nice_Charge8971

The entirety of Western Pennsylvania has been undermined. Telling people to reconsider living here because of mines is like asking people to reconsider their relationship with water and oxygen.

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Elouiseotter t1_j5qc405 wrote

I am simply telling OP to look into this when buying a house. They could be coming from a very flat area and be unaware of buying houses on a hillside. I am not saying they shouldn’t necessarily but they need to research the property first. If they were looking at property in Millville or another lower area I would say to make sure they look into flooding issues. Sorry you took this as I told OP to never buy a house on a hillside.

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LostEnroute t1_j5tkmo7 wrote

Have you ever looked at mine map? It's mostly just the higher elevation areas. Far from the "entirety of Western PA".

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RowerBoy t1_j5vmb0q wrote

Yeah, when I bought mine in greenfield, I was able to look and confirm that I wasn’t on a mine. Pretty sure mine subsidence insurance is required if you are on one but I may be wrong.

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