Home Inspection Nightmares | Anaheim Hills

By Vic Steele

Real Estate Broker/Owner with Vic Steele, Broker CA DRE 01349863 CA BRE 01349863

June 04, 2010 01:57 PM

These Home Inspection Nightmares are real. Never waive your right to a property inspection...NEVER. I don't have addresses for any of these photographs that my home inspector sent to me, but I want my loyal readers in Anaheim Hills to see these.

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Never waive your right to a property inspection. If that is not clear enough for you; Never waive your property inspection! Get a property inspection by a professional property inspector. Otherwise, you might walk into a dark room, turn the light on and be glad you just wiped your rain-wet hands off on your jeans!

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Michael J. O'Connor

Diamond Ridge Realty - Corona, CA

Eastvale - 951-847-4883

Some of these are VERY creative 'solutions' that people came up with - I think my favorite is the multiple p-trap design on the upper right. Although a close second is the plug tied to the wiring in the bottom photo.

Jun 04, 2010 02:00 PM

Laurie C. Bailey-Gates

Robert Paul Properties - Barnstable, MA

ABR, SFR

Too funny - you could compile a book of all these gadgets.

Laurie

Jun 04, 2010 02:25 PM

Cynthia Larsen

Cotati, CA

Independent Broker In Sonoma County, CA

OMG - what people do to their homes is amazing. The crutches holding up the awning is genius!

Jun 05, 2010 05:53 AM

Paul Peck

Peck Drywall and Painting serving Brevard County, Florida - Melbourne, FL

Licensed Drywall and Painting Contractor

WoW! Just when you think you have seen it all. lol...

-Paul

Jun 05, 2010 05:57 AM

Vic Steele

Vic Steele, Broker CA DRE 01349863 - Anaheim Hills, CA

Broker/Consultant

I've got more - mostly plumbing, that I will add Michael. "Creative" is a generous description!

I'm glad I didn't see them all first-hand - what a nightmare. So I can't author the book Laurie. :-)

Yeah, I keep thinking I'd like to be able to send that crutches picture to Jeff Foxworty Cynthia. He would blow it up as a backdrop for his You might be a redneck if... routine.

Hey Paul! I haven't seen you in ages. Have you been away from blogging or has it just been a while since our paths crossed?

Jun 05, 2010 08:59 AM

Hi Vic. How are you? I've been working alot lately. Thankfully. I just featured your post on ActiveRain Builder-Contractors Corner.

Jun 20, 2010 03:17 AM

Thank you Paul, I hope it brings some chuckles to your group. I know some of them have seen these pictures because I found out they are a collection of fun pictures from over the years.

Jun 20, 2010 06:02 AM

Lyn Sims

Schaumburg, IL

Real Estate Broker Retired

Holy smokes on that last one! Don't you just love 'home plumbers'?

Jun 26, 2010 02:08 AM

Yes Lyn, you've got to wonder what was going on in their minds.

None of you are going to believe this, but I actually had a buyer and buyer's agent waive their home inspection since I wrote this blog post. You're spending $300,000 on a home and you are "saving" $400 by skipping the home inspections???? The agent actually questioned why I insisted she give me a waiver. Then I hired an inspector and forwarded the results to the buyer and his agent. Unbelievable. This post shows examples of people all over America taking shortcuts with their "repairs". I thought it would prevent anyone from taking a shortcut on their due diligence. *Sigh*

Jun 26, 2010 05:14 AM

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