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#DrainTheSwamp |
My son is in the process of purchasing a house. It's an older house (1962)...3000 square feet. He's going with an inspector referred to him by the realtor. I'm thinking that may not be his best option...an independent inspector who doesn't have a relationship with the realtor would be the way that I would go. It's like buying a used car and the dealer tosses you the keys and tells you to take down to HIS mechanic to be checked out. I don't know, maybe I'm being too paranoid...just want to give him sound advice. P226 9 mm P229 .357 SIG Glock 17 AR15 Spikes - Noveske - Daniel Defense Frankenbuild | ||
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Caribou gorn |
You're not being too paranoid. I always get MY guy to inspect the house and I inspect it with him. I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log. | |||
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W07VH5 |
I didn't think that realtor were allowed to recommend an inspector. They can offer a list of local guys but can't tell you which to use | |||
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#DrainTheSwamp |
Here's their sales video... https://markscaparo.pillartopost.com/inspector P226 9 mm P229 .357 SIG Glock 17 AR15 Spikes - Noveske - Daniel Defense Frankenbuild | |||
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In the yahd, not too fah from the cah |
You're not being paranoid, he should get his own guy. | |||
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Very few inspectors know/do their job correctly. But getting your own at least gives you a fighting chance. | |||
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Get my pies outta the oven! |
Yes, it's really a conflict of interest with the seller's and the buyer's real estate people. I'd go independent and find one that has an engineering background like I used, not just some yahoo who took a class and doesn't have a clue what he's looking at. | |||
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blame canada |
You are not being paranoid. PASig has good advice, but good luck finding one. Inspector's with an engineering background are very difficult to find. Much like a lot of industries...if you're too good at what you do, you won't be well liked in the industry. One way to trying get someone decent would be to insist on someone qualified to do VA home loan inspections. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The trouble with our Liberal friends...is not that they're ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so." Ronald Reagan, 1964 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Arguing with some people is like playing chess with a pigeon. It doesn't matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon will just take a shit on the board, strut around knocking over all the pieces and act like it won.. and in some cases it will insult you at the same time." DevlDogs55, 2014 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.rikrlandvs.com | |||
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A structural engineer is a better choice. Local college or engineer firm may help you find one. Costs more, but....my daughter go one. He even scoped the septic system. | |||
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#DrainTheSwamp |
The crawl space was encapsulated 2 years ago. The house was 53 years old then...not sure what that's all about. P226 9 mm P229 .357 SIG Glock 17 AR15 Spikes - Noveske - Daniel Defense Frankenbuild | |||
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Radon? | |||
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Do---or do not. There is no try. |
If you wouldn't trust using the court-appointed psychiatrist, don't trust the realtor-recommended inspector. | |||
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Paddle your own canoe |
Could be trying to control the moisture level | |||
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I would get my own inspector. If I didn't know anyone I would start here: American Society of Home Inspectors - Find a certified home inspector | |||
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Nature is full of magnificent creatures |
Ask the seller's agent in writing for an explanation of why the encapsulation was done. | |||
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Ammoholic |
I can tell you this much. From an electrical standpoint they often miss a lot. They will gloss over the actual dangerous things or required maintenance and list BS things to be fixed. I don't have any suggestions on how to overcome that. I can tell you what to look for based on age that will be upcoming maintenance. 1962 DOB
There are a few other issues that I see that are common, but those are the main electrical ones to check for. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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From my experience in the home building business is that most if not all "home inspectors" are not engineers. Their job is to VISUALLY inspect the house. Most will say this clearly in their reports. It's a visual inspection. They are not structural engineers, electrician, plumbers and such. If they find something beyond their scope, wrong, out of current code, not working, in need of a professional inspection/repair they will advise you to pay the expert to verify the findings. Home inspectors can be good, ok or bad. Most I've dealt with have been good people. Reputation/referral is how they get the next job. Shop around websites and look for reviews and referrals. When I was with a major nationwide builder we had a local engineering company, third party, come out and do all of inspections throughout the build process. These guys were engineers. Couldn't move on to next building phase without an inspection, fix anything found wrong and final approval. These reports stayed with the house and the new buyer could see them. If your wanting more than a visual inspection find an engineering firm that does home inspections. I'm sure it will cost more. But you could go with a normal inspection and if something beyond the scope of the inspector pops up then pay a professional to verify. Better to spend a few bucks and know if you should go for it or just walk away. Especially an older home. Good luck on your son finding the right house. " like i said,....i didn't build it, i didn't buy it, and i didn't break it." | |||
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blame canada |
I met and spoke with a home inspector a couple of weeks ago who was a failed residential appraiser and a failed residential contractor, who now inspects houses. He informed me (before knowing that I own and work for a real estate appraisal company) that it wasn't a home inspector's job to inspect for code compliance. He also informed me that appraisers are a "good-ole-boys" club, and they wouldn't let him "in" in Alaska. lol. Come to find out he was a residential appraiser in california and couldn't pass the test in Alaska. Since he let his license lapse, he was required to test under the new standards...which he couldn't meet (probably didn't have the required education). I was sure to get his company name so I could steer people clear of him... I actually read an inspection report today that I thought was pretty well done. A new guy in the area, who did a good job. I'm not sure what his background was, but he put together a good report. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The trouble with our Liberal friends...is not that they're ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so." Ronald Reagan, 1964 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Arguing with some people is like playing chess with a pigeon. It doesn't matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon will just take a shit on the board, strut around knocking over all the pieces and act like it won.. and in some cases it will insult you at the same time." DevlDogs55, 2014 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.rikrlandvs.com | |||
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His diet consists of black coffee, and sarcasm. |
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A realtor's inspector gets houses sold. They aren't worth fooling with. They get business by schmoozing real estate agents and I can't prove but I am sure many offer a kickback for referrals. I've had good ones and bad ones. A bad one sours you on the whole profession. Here is an example of a shiftless realtors inspector. Read the licenses page and sounds pretty qualified. The testimonials are all real estate folks. Then look at the BBB page on this asshat and see what home buyers get from it. http://www.pictureperfecthomei.../Qualifications.html https://www.bbb.org/memphis/bu...views-and-complaints | |||
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