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Not tossing accusations or suggestions, but sparing the rod actually means only using it when needed not for everything. In a case like this, going from one extreme to the other is ludicrous and may cause hate and discontent. As for asking for $20, again I would not ask for anything. IMHO you need to avoid the path that can lead to hate. What happens is she doesn't pay? You throw her out? Do that and expect to be out of her life for a long time and then expect problems with the wife as she now blames you for your daughter not being around. Nothing is that simple. Everything you do has a consequence. As I stated earlier and I believe Mike posted similar, it would be better to ween her off and start making her independent. Yes it should have started long ago, but that is your fault not hers. Don't punish her for your mistake.

I'm not the type to kick a kid out. Call me soft. But I would start or rather stop doing the little things to encourage it. Stop washing the cloths, stop helping or even cleaning her room. Change up your dinner times or go out a little more often. When you go shopping, don't get her favorite food item. Start making her independent while still at home. Don't "check in" with her. If you and the wife want to go out, just do it, no need to leave a note or let her know in advance. Hopefully she will think "well if I have to do everything for myself already I might as well do it at my own place"

Not to mention, if it is held in place by the mud, it is only a matter of time until it breaks up and one day when something is unplugged, the outlet will come with it. Now we have exposed wiring etc. I also would take this as a sign that maybe something else is being hidden. That looks like a fresh texture on the wall, was that repair done quickly to make the house look good or to cover up something else? As we all know, a minor hack job is usually just a smaller part of a larger hack job.

Well I edited mine, then my cousin, a friend and a neighbor. This was actually one of the first pieces of advice I was given here, and I think the first I ignored and the first I realized I was stupid for doing so. If you guys don't mind, can you tell me what is reasonable? PM if you want. thanks.

Well, I don't know if this is a good sign, but I sure like it. I spoke to a friend about this who spoke to her buddy, a divorce attorney. She (and her client)is in a battle right now over 4 properties. And now I have four more inspections this week. Certainly this was just good luck and timing, but hey, thanks for posting it. P.S. I've called several others now being all excited with minimal luck but there does appear to be a market here. The first answer I have been getting is, we already have an appraiser. So it appears the first step is to educate them. Hope we can dobetter here

I wonder how hard those labels are to get? Personally, with some small things like a missing or wrong screw from an electrical panel or socket covers, I keep a couple dozen in the truck and either replace it, as in the case of the screw as I have to put it back in anyways, or give it to the home owner so they can do it/have it done themselves. Clients and agents alike seem to really appreciate this little step and it helps with the "Nit Pick" comments. Anyways, nice video.

BTW, 'D' has decided to back out of the deal. They are going to wait until after chirstmas and when they start shopping again, they may get their own agent plus they are at the least going to get advice of a RE Attorny to get more info. So fo them it's a lesson learned, but not at a cost.

'D' just called me back and gave me more info. First the price increase was from $750,000 to $825,000. Then she asked me about a comment the agent said. As reported by a previous inspector, the home has it original 1989 Polybutylene piping, but that was acceptable under the code at that time so it's OK. Sounds like someone just saved themselves a lot of money and heartache and potential money pit. I wish I could inspect it just to see what else is being hidden. If they want to add $75,000 to the price for a home to allow a home inspection, that tells me they expect to get hit with $75,000 in repairs.

Just got a call from a client whom I was going to inspect a house for this week. First some background. 'D' is my client 'D' does NOT have a agent 'D' agree to use the sellers agent to complete the process 'D' and had agreed on a price, made an offer and was given the contract to sign 'D' hired me 'D' sellers agent demanded that one her her inspectors be used 'D' refused 'D' was informed, unless one of the sellers agents inspectors was used, the home would be more expensive, almost $10,000 more. 'D' told them to pack sand and never signed the contract. Can a sellers agent or even the seller make such a demand? I know it's just plain stupid in this market and unethical, but is that even legal?

Links yes, the others not sure.

I just use the MS plug-in that lets me save documents in PDF format. Why pay for another product? http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en

It was the pool. Although I didn't see it myself afterward, I was told they had to rip up and replace some of the piping under the sidewalk.

I love the lending idea. But as for Jim's, seeing how this is a rather official web site, wouldn't that be copy right infringement? One thing I would ask, for those of us who are too lazy or impatient to send a pre-paid envelope, is something like paypal available to pay shipping costs? Although that is a whole new headache.

A little background info. 1941 house. Home inspection for a client who is having some problems in her home, this house is not for sale. While talking with the owner of the house, she mentioned her husband and mother both died of cancer. Also in the time I was there, she herself smoked dang near a whole pack of cigarettes. I know nothing can be said 100%, but I think I'm looking at asbestos here. Anyone think I'm taking a leap by thinking two cancer deaths and the ceiling tiles may be linked? Would you say something besides have it tested? Image Insert: 141.81 KB Image Insert: 148.71 KB Image Insert: 141.4 KB

Actually the meter is running, forgot to mention that, and we made sure the everything was turned off, no toilets filling etc. Didn't check the neighbors. I also told them to get the last years worth of utility bills so we can look for a sharp increase. hasn't rained here in about 10 days, but we are about to get blasted with a 2 day nor easter. After I typed this, I'm sitting here thinking, can the pool be using city water? (I don't know squat about pools except they mean drink more beer) If the pump had a leak, then the pool would be constantly filling too no?

Went over to a friends house today for a quick look at a problem they said they had. They report they found puddles of water in two locations. One in the front of the house about center and the other in the rear of the house closer to the corner. When I got there, the water was gone. I went into the crawlspace, and found LOTS of water (about 2"standing over a 20-30sqft area) and mud. I use a cut off paint roller ground down to a semi flat end to swipe away spider webs and stuff. I stuck in into the ground and with almost no effort it suck all the way in, almost 2ft. So there is a lot of DEEP mud. This also tells me the water problem has been going on for a long while and the ground there is saturated. I followed every pipe, vent and wire in the whole crawl space and no leaks found. BTW, I had turned on the water all over he house, every fauct, shower, even the dishwasher and washer machine. I had the owner flush the toilets too. Nothing found. Then while looking at the main AC trunk, I noticed it sagging and wavey. I stuck my knife into it and it was like I turned on a faucet. I know the insulation can absorb water and that is the most likely caue here, but I double checked anyways. No pipes of any sort are run through the ducting, none near it are leaking. Now, one thing I did notice is that there are water channels caused by erosion. I'm sure if I took a water hose and ran it at either spot of the puddles the owner found last night, that eventually it would follow these channels and flow to the other side. So I think it's just one leak spreading both ways. This was just a friend stopping by real quick to help another friend and we both had places to be. As I was cleaning up, she mentioned that when she runs the pool pump, after about 45 minutes, water starts to bubble up from in between the expansion join of the concrete patio between the pump and the pool. This last bit, combined with all the water makes me think the line for the pool pump may be broken underground. I said I would return later and look again, this time we would run the pump. But I'd like to ask for "it could be this" or "Check for that" comments. I honestly believe it is an underground issue and beyond my ability. But maybe one of you have had something similar.

Catherine, I know this may sound menial, but it does work for me. First off, there are no tough times, only changes in opportunities. I truly believe marketing and sales is directly related to how you see life. Don't think about cutting prices or trimming services, think about how you can take advantage of the current market. Push Seller inspections, work with staging companies, use the free time to build relationships with potential clients or sources of business. You should also use the spare time you have now as an opportunity to expand education or services. How many times did you want to go to that "Decks for Dummies" class or the like but couldn't because you were booked all the time. As your riding out this market, you are getting yourself better prepared for the next "Good Times" market.

So it was Grandfathered. Whats the problem?..... Yes that was sarcasm.

Don't ask me, I only put the shower bottles there. I actually used the to bodea (or how ever it's spelled) to clean my feet, not it's intended purpose either, lol.

The additional drain is to wash sand and such off the feet, not wash them during a shower. Again in Europe, space is at a premium, no outside showers, most homes don't even have hose bibs or yards. So the kids come home from the beach, wash their feet, and mom has less area to clean afterward.

Sorry, I should have looked. But I guess I also didn't get my question across properly. I've found a lot of general information about them, like the link you gave me. I was referring more to the inspection of such a system. Since a lot of it is underground, not much we can do there. Also, the I assume the ducting would be the same, but is there anything special to look at on the heat pump itself. I actually think I'm going to call the guy from the radio show and ask him if he can show me a thing or two.

I've actually seen very simular setups in Europe. It's most often used both to hold shampoo bottles etc, but also as a platform to wash your feet. Was the shower head on a hose or hard installed?

While driving and listening to the radio, there was a "Ask the Expert" show on. It was an HVAC guy talking about Geo Thermal heat pumps and how they are the best thing out there. He said the unit he installs is an almost 30 seer unit and one customer with about 5000sf house only spent $500 in electrical bills. Has anyone heard about Geo Thermal units or have any good article/literature I can take a look at?

Probably not this, and you can ask the owner to settle it real quick but.... We have a bird, and keep the cage in front of the window. Maybe those could be the empty seed pods from the feeder? Mine looks like that, although it generally covers the entire sill.

The answer to every question you don't ask is no anyways, so why not ask. BTW, where do you get those little signs?