I was browsing through some old pictures and came across BY FAR the worse closet I've seen. So I had to share it. The water heater didn't look so good either. And there was also a pipe leaking under the house. Oh yeah, and did I mention the roof? This was from March 2005. What a great house.
And to think some will inspect these 'things' for peanuts. Yikes!
Thats just a little water clean right up coat of paint you'll never know it was there YEAH RIGHT!!
Looks like the owners will have to strip this back to the studs.
Blech, That is nasty. I sure hope that they had a mold and moisture inspection done and had that place remediated before living in there. My lungs hurt just thinking about it!
John, the sad part is there was an extremely overweight, possibly bed-ridden, man who lived there. Vary sad.
WOW! Did you find the good part of the house anywhere? What exactly did they want you to inspect for here?
As an investor, I see nasty, moldy stuff like this and think $$$$ to be made! It is disguisting though.
Great pictures. I've been in a number of HUD homes and have seen some terrible conditions. Some of the homes I've been in have really been beaten up!
Yuck!!!
I had an inspection about a month ago, a foreclosure vacant for while, utilities shut off, and trash everywhere. The basement was unbearable, similar to your pics. The buyers called me last week to re-inspect, because they finally got the utilities on. As I pulled up I saw a big dumpster and 2 flatbed trailers full of garbage/debris. Still gave me the Hee Bee - Gee Bees just looking at the trash outside in the daylight.
All part of our job!
Frank Peters
The Home Consultant - Inspection Services
Champaign, Illinois
Those are some scary pictures. I closed a house this summer that had mold all over the crawl space - not a good time :)
You always have such great photos, I hope you recommended a mold/moisture inspection!
John, thanksfor the compliment. Mold inspection, yes, but I carry a moisture meter so no need for that, there was definite moisture... and I still remember the odor.
Joseph: Thats a good one. Kind of interesting to see how people can let there home turn in to that!
Loeseph,
That place is a disaster. Almost, let's start over from the ground up.
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