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Scottsdale Golf Course Homes (Hazards)
Golf Course Homes Hidden Hazards says Scottsdale Home Inspector. As a Scottsdale home inspector I get to look at some lovely properties including golf course homes.
The homes on the fairway always seem more open  since you can normally see through the fence instead of the masonry wall found in other areas.
However when purchasing a Scottsdale golf course home, pay close attention to which direction the balls are flying, where the trees are and look at the neighbors and see if you can see damage or evidence of numerous repairs.
Issues found by the Scottsdale Home Inspector I recently did a Scottsdale home inspection and while the home I was inspecting had been repaired and painted recently, the home next door looked like someone used it for target practice.
The walls were masonry on the bottom but the top of the walls were wood framed with stucco. The stucco used most often on homes in the Phoenix metro area is known as a one coat system.
Unlike stucco in other parts of the country that is put on in several layers over several days until it is 3/4 inch thick, one coat stucco is 3/8 of an inch thick. this make it ... more

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