Considering buying a 1970s house that needs some repairs, how concerned should I be about asbestos?
I am considering purchasing a house that has 3 sections built in 1971, 1975, and at an unknown time but most likely also 1970s. Part of the house was made out of 2 mobile homes (no I am not joking, if it wasn't this cheap I would'nt even be considering it), don't know if that is more/less likely to have asbestos compared to the section that isnt a mobile home. In the very front of the house (1971), there are what I believe were 9" tiles that had grey mastic underneath. In the back of the house (unknown) there were also 9" tiles with black mastic underneath. The tiles were only partially scraped up, and some tiles were only half there. If they were fully intact, I'd just seal over them, but in this condition I am concerned it could be a major problem. In much of the house, sections of subfloor have been replaced, but I can not check everywhere as some new LVP has been put in. However, I doubt asbestos would have been handled properly when the subfloor was replaced, so I'm worried some could have gotten into the HVAC vents. I could possibly ask the seller to send samples into a lab at my expense. How concerned should I be if it is asbestos?