hausdok Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 This real estate agent list what she says are the 10 things that a home seller can do to ensure that the home doesn't "fail" an inspection. To read more and/or respond to her column from a home inspector's perspective, click here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 This real estate agent list what she says are the 10 things that a home seller can do to ensure that the home doesn't "fail" an inspection. To read more and/or respond to her column from a home inspector's perspective, click here. The author is a half wit. Some of my favorite quotations: * Make sure your breaker boxes are properly wired. Improper wiring and wrong sized boxes are a common thing that is seen in older homes. Make sure that your wiring and boxes fit properly because this is one of the leading ways that fires start in homes. * Shingles need to be secured and make sure that all of them were properly installed. This can lead to major leaks when it rains and it will damage the structure of the home. To repair something like this will cost even more money that you weren't planning on. By taking the proper precautions you will ensure that you won't have to pay for such an expense. * Many gutters don't properly drain and it in turn causes the water to seep into your foundation. - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobC Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 This real estate agent list what she says are the 10 things that a home seller can do to ensure that the home doesn't "fail" an inspection. To read more and/or respond to her column from a home inspector's perspective, click here. The author is a half wit. Some of my favorite quotations: * Make sure your breaker boxes are properly wired. Improper wiring and wrong sized boxes are a common thing that is seen in older homes. Make sure that your wiring and boxes fit properly because this is one of the leading ways that fires start in homes. * Shingles need to be secured and make sure that all of them were properly installed. This can lead to major leaks when it rains and it will damage the structure of the home. To repair something like this will cost even more money that you weren't planning on. By taking the proper precautions you will ensure that you won't have to pay for such an expense. * Many gutters don't properly drain and it in turn causes the water to seep into your foundation. - Jim Katen, Oregon You're too kind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 I'd bet ten bucks that she learned all that from her favorite home inspector, probably word for word. . . You're close. She lifted it word for word from this site: http://www.homebuildingremodeling.com/h ... 00693.html - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 "Are you looking at getting a home inspection done, but you are worried that you could fail it?" That first line alone is nonsense as it seems to imply that the seller is ordering the inspection the transaction will be based on. And it goes rapidly downhill from there. My favorite is... "Shingles need to be secured and make sure that all of them were properly installed. This can lead to major leaks when it rains and it will damage the structure of the home." Don't want any of them secured and properly installed shingles! [:-banghea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jones Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Wow, is it possible to find out who actually wrote that crap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghentjr Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Well she teached me somethin. I never new there was wrong sized boxes. I always bought the one that could hold the most wires for the lest monies. And havin to secure them is a real wakeup call. Lern somthin new every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jones Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 How do we know if that word is spelled correctly then(moronity)? I am the one that responded. What was my "gibberish"? Should a response have not been offered to the ridiculous post that was made? Recommending that they have their home professionally inspected? Or is it just the fact I misspelled "gibberish"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 Remember to make sure your house is still standing. Homes that have been razed or have burned down have a hard time passing a home inspection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Beck Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 "There's one born every minute" P.T. Barnum Quite possibly in reference to Debbie Vallone-Homier and her article sources. Jeff Beck Foresight Inspection Service LLC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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