<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishTulikuwa na hofu ya kununua nyumba katika kitongoji chetu kwa sababu nyumba zote zilikuwa na matatizo ya msingi na hatukujua kama tungekuwa na hofu, tungekuwa tukikaa huko na nyumba ingekuwa imefunikwa na kupasuka.  <response>: but we um we were scared to buy a an house in our neighborhood because all of the homes did have these foundation problems and we didnt know um you know if we were afraid wed be living there and all of a sudden the house would crack in half and split open or something 