I can’t say enough about my ride along with @bhull1, a.k.a. Bert Hull. He was patient, unassuming, a true professional. We were able to do 3.5 inspections, (a lil’ mix up with keys).
I learned a lot over these inspections and I’m gonna incorporate a few things Bert demonstrated into my inspection routine. Thank you Bert for the awesome time!
3.5
That is correct. Funny Story. One of the adventures of dealing with Realtors.
We had a supra box with a deadbolt key but no door knob key. We inspected the exterior and roof and crawlspace while text blasting the realtors. The list agent eventually responded that she mistakenly left the door key on the kitchen table and gave us permission to “break in”. We checked for unlocked windows then tried to jimmy some latches with a screwdriver but our thug-life skills were too weak.
During this time I got a text from a realtor wanting an inspection ASAP and I responded “How about right now? I can be there in 25 minutes” .
So we packed up and went over to inspect a different old house.
We found lots of interesting defects and it turned out that I knew the buyer.
The next morning we started at the crack of dawn (6:50 am) on a total flip house. We found lots of interesting defects, young and old. The buyer brought his in-laws so we had the seller, buyer, family, and me and David at the summary meeting.
After my presentation, the brother-in law told me they had a home inspection a few months ago and it was nothing like what David and I had just done. He hired me to come inspect their home and see what his home inspector missed.
We finished our day together on a modern home in good condition. David got to help out with a clean modern home in good condition. Easiest job I’ve had all week.
Good bad and ugly, David has seen a nice range of the types of inspections I routinely encounter.
