You can thank my Seller for the title of this blog, and the evidence proves that it was in fact an "INVESTIGATION" as opposed to an Inspection.

I can tell you truthfully this listing was every Realtor's Dream come true, until it turned into a "Nightmare". A Dream listing in everyway.  An incredibly well maintained home, impeccably clean, furnished beautifully, curb appeal galore, a realistic seller willing to price his home perfectly to poise it for a quick sale. What more could a Realtor want? 

You want the truth? What a Realtor would want is a contract without a Home "INVESTIGATION" contingency clause. Just about every item listed on this home inspection was a Minor or Major Concern.  And while this Home "Investigation" used the same boiler plate report most Home Inspectors use, somehow in the end you would think this home was "falling to bits" and could end up as a pile of rubble in short order. 

• We had to call in a licensed PE for $230 to write up a report saying that the "surface" cracks in the foundation were not only of no concern, but had been repaired perfectly. 
• Then we had the 13 year old hotwater heater, that had indications of scorching at the aperature which was cause for MAJOR concern.  The one plumber gave a quote for replacement, the other plumber said everything was fine and working properly at the age of 13.
• The home inspector's report also had a MAJOR concern that ALL of the Anderson windows had been installed improperly 22 years ago and should be replaced.
• The 40 year architectural shingles needed replacing after 22 years.
• There was evidendence of amateur workmanship at an uncovered (actually crooked) switch plate near the basement workbench.
• The vent connectors for the furnace and water heater "May" be too long. This "could" make it difficult for exhaust gasses to exit the building, increasing the chance of exhaust spillage and "other" concerns.

I could go on and list the other 14 items the Buyer wanted repaired, addressed, and replaced but the point here is the report was absurd, I'm sorry, but the "butt covering" was SCREAMING in this "INVESTIGATION" .

So how did it turn out you ask....After 2 weeks of additional inspections/investiagations and proposals/estimates, we whittled the Home INVESTIGATION items down to 5 that the Seller agreed he should and would repair/replace.

The Buyer's had fallen in LOVE with this house when they first stepped in it, and the stress of the whole thing almost caused them to walk.  The septic INVESTIGATION had been postponed until we worked out the Home INVESTIGATION, and even though we had not signed off on everything the Septic INVESTIGATION was scheduled.  All parties were present at that INVESTIGATION, because at this point we were all sick of the He said's, She said's that had occurred during the home inspeciton. It was here that the Buyer and Seller met, and as the Seller led the Buyer around showing him the work he had done, and explained that the Anderson Window rep lived across the street and verified that the windows had been installed correctly, etc., etc. they both realized that they were dealing with a resonable person who was NOT trying to "screw" them. 

Initially he Seller was astounded that his home was such a "wreck" and the Buyers couldn't believe that they had fallen in LOVE with a house that was in "shambles"....Everyone's hair is a little grayer, the economy is being stimulated,  and if there are ANY concerns with the Septic System you can look for my obituatary.