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Seven Deadly Home Inspection Sins
 
Every industry has its no no's.  Home inspecting as a profession is no different.
Certainly, no list of anything is definitive, but can I suggest seven deadly things a home inspector can do?
MISINTERPRET - Home inspecting is about gathering information.  It is very important that the information one gathers is correctly interpreted.  A leak stain can sometimes come from many different things.  A stain in an upstairs bedroom ceiling might manifest in one spot, but the source can be far away.  Or it might be an exploded soda can!  Tools, like a Thermal Infrared Camera, can reveal colors that may or may not indicate a problem.  A home inspector has to be thoroughly trained in many things and understand many industries in order to properly interpret a finding during an inspection. MISUNDERSTAND - Closely related to the first sin, things aren't always as they appear.  What you see might not be what you get.  But very important - the client is the process during a home inspection.  It is very important to understand the client's needs and concerns.  And clients aren't always as understanding of what they see or what the inspector says as a home inspector might think, ... more

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