Agreed, its very tough dodging the misconception that “you need decades of contracting or engineering experience to be a good home inspector”. That is why I raise the bar very high and constantly innovate.
Realtors who oppose me out of greed and not based on merits will have their day when their Dime-A-Dozen victimizes the wrong client…:twisted:
I find it very interesting that Realtors who represent C**P properties are always the ones who want the inspector laws and qualifications to be very high (PEs, former contractors, etc).
If these type of inspectors were really honest, they would red flag the place right off the bat.
I has a (former) PE do the inspection on my house, some 7 1/2 years ago.
Missed many things.
I ran a “house of horrors” in my house. The new guys found every single one of these problems. The “former PE” missed them.
Go figure.
Looks like a lot of deferred home owner maintenance. Remember it is not you who killed the deal it is the person who did the maintenance on the building that is responsible for its current condition. And tell your realtor who appears to be so savy ask him if he ever heard of “AS IS” as a method of listing a property that is “Charming” and needs “A Little bit” of TLC" and “Has Loads of Potential”.
This guy is an A$$
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Or did not do the maintenance on the building, as the case may be. 
Yup, it is amazing how many peple think that these things just taken care of
“Looks like a lot of deferred home owner maintenance.”
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I carry a cheap salt and pepper shaker set (about a buck at the dollar store for a pair) in my tool bag. When realtors want a piece of my As or starting to chew on my As , I hand them the shakers, they usually stop and want to know what the shakers are for and I just simply say “that is to add a little flavor to my A*s you are chewing on” and walk away, good thing I do not rely on RE Agent referrals…
No A1 Sauce or margaritas? 
I don’t want to encourage them with anything more tasty than my backside;) 
Sounds like you did a good job keeping your cool. I have not had to deal with a upset realtor in over three years. I can’t even imagine what I would have said to that Agent.:twisted:
Actually, in my area, I’ve heard several agents saying their brokers are on them hard - to get any and all listings they can get. They want all the listings, preparing for when the market turns. The news here keeps saying the RE market is so low, but the big offices are hiring new agents, scouring for listings, etc.
You weren’t the killer, you were the coroner.
Deep down I’ve always wanted to say all of that.
I never will though.:neutral:
Oh well. My tongue has teeth marks on it.
Yeah, flip it over onto the neighbors property and start over.
You younger guys really could figure out a way to work the “Boy Genius” persona to your advantage.
ROTFLMAO, even though that’s not being very neighborly! :margarit:
It is if they have a fireplace!
David,
I had one yesterday ( I will post photos later) that is the poster house for , You might be a redneck if… Your photos look similar to my house. I was ready to leave, but when I saw the daughter, 14 years old and she was ready to tackle this house as a project, I could not leave.
I did what I could to point out what was needed, ( large dumpster first). They want the house. I always state " You know the house will need a lot of TLC. (TONS of LOOSE CASH), when they feel they are up to the project I try to give a bit of direction in what to tackle first. (Bathrooms)
One realtor was furious as I advised the client the house was not structurally sound. Tweo other agents stated “That place should be burned”
That is why we are home inpectors, just to have fun and be there for realtors to vent on.
You just caused me a spaghetti sauce ASNR. :mrgreen:
The American Society of Neurorehabilitation?
Acute Spontaneous Nasal Reflex. It’s when you spit whatever is in your mouth up and out your nose.