Home inspectors have to know and look at more than the house they are evaluating. A classic example of this is happened yesterday while I was inspecting a property in Spring Hill, TN in southern Williamson County. Driving into the subdivision, I noticed that all the houses had new roofs except the “AS IS” property that “Really Was”. Surprisingly, this was something that neither the real estate agent nor the buyers noticed when they put a contract on the property.
Last year, houses in several subdivisions in the Spring Hill area were heavily damaged by hail, and many areas of the town were deemed a Federal disaster area. As we all know, insurance companies will not ding you for a claim if the area has been declared a Federal disaster. Looking at the original roof covering, I noticed that there were several hail damaged sections as well as damaged siding. I discussed this with the potential buyer and the agent and all we could figure, judging by the condition of the property, was that they must have taken the insurance money and ran. This came home to roost as the property is being sold for about $30,000 under market value.
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