WEBVTT 00:00:01.040 --> 00:00:04.360 You find the home of your dreams. You put an 00:00:04.360 --> 00:00:08.279 offer on said home and it's accepted. You're 00:00:08.279 --> 00:00:11.339 on top of the world. You're calling your friends. 00:00:11.720 --> 00:00:14.320 You're calling the moving company. You're ready 00:00:14.320 --> 00:00:16.420 to move in. You can see yourself on the porch, 00:00:16.679 --> 00:00:19.339 drinking some coffee, hearing the birds, going 00:00:19.339 --> 00:00:22.480 inside to the comfy bedroom, flopping on the 00:00:22.480 --> 00:00:26.320 couch in the living room. But wait, you're not 00:00:26.320 --> 00:00:29.789 done yet because... There's still the inspection 00:00:29.789 --> 00:00:32.530 and you need to get through the inspection to 00:00:32.530 --> 00:00:35.530 get to that home of your dreams. And today on 00:00:35.530 --> 00:00:38.649 Spotlight Vancouver, Washington, I'm going to 00:00:38.649 --> 00:00:41.490 take you through a couple of red flags that you 00:00:41.490 --> 00:00:43.189 might encounter on inspection that are going 00:00:43.189 --> 00:00:46.149 to require a little more digging and possibly 00:00:46.149 --> 00:00:49.969 a little bit more inspection. So let's get into 00:00:49.969 --> 00:00:53.679 it again. I'm Doug Varinas, your host in Spotlight 00:00:53.679 --> 00:00:57.439 Vancouver, licensed a realtor in Washington and 00:00:57.439 --> 00:01:00.880 Oregon. If you're looking to buy, sell or invest 00:01:00.880 --> 00:01:04.140 in Vancouver or actually nationwide, please feel 00:01:04.140 --> 00:01:06.599 free to hit the link in the description to schedule 00:01:06.599 --> 00:01:10.780 a brief and 100 % no pressure chat with me so 00:01:10.780 --> 00:01:13.099 we can talk about how we can reach your real 00:01:13.099 --> 00:01:15.840 estate goals. So as I mentioned, you got your 00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:18.379 dream home in hand. The offer is accepted, but 00:01:18.379 --> 00:01:20.670 you're not done. You have the inspection. What 00:01:20.670 --> 00:01:24.250 is a home inspection? Well, it seems simple, 00:01:24.370 --> 00:01:27.930 but really it's someone, a trained home inspector, 00:01:28.090 --> 00:01:30.909 who's going to come by at your expense to kick 00:01:30.909 --> 00:01:33.810 the tires on your potential new home. And they're 00:01:33.810 --> 00:01:35.329 going to give you an overview on your home's 00:01:35.329 --> 00:01:38.489 condition and some possible warning signs and 00:01:38.489 --> 00:01:41.469 things to look into a little more. Now, a home 00:01:41.469 --> 00:01:44.590 inspection these days is going to run you, you 00:01:44.590 --> 00:01:47.790 know, around $700. And let me tell you, it is 00:01:47.790 --> 00:01:50.640 well worth the price to... pick an inspector 00:01:50.640 --> 00:01:53.780 who's going to do a thorough and competent job. 00:01:53.900 --> 00:01:56.700 Of course, I work with this inspector and know 00:01:56.700 --> 00:01:59.439 of several others who do a wonderful job. So 00:01:59.439 --> 00:02:01.959 feel free to reach out if you need a home inspector. 00:02:02.219 --> 00:02:05.200 I'd be happy to put you in touch. So as I mentioned, 00:02:05.260 --> 00:02:07.819 this is going to be a tire kicking thing. And 00:02:07.819 --> 00:02:09.840 so I think the trap a lot of people get into 00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:11.819 is they have a home inspection, they get the 00:02:11.819 --> 00:02:14.759 results back and things come up down the line 00:02:14.759 --> 00:02:18.000 that. may have been sort of alluded to in the 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:20.759 inspection, but the poop really didn't hit the 00:02:20.759 --> 00:02:24.919 fan for maybe a couple months down the line because 00:02:24.919 --> 00:02:29.400 the inspection, as thorough and competent as 00:02:29.400 --> 00:02:32.020 it could and should be, does not always tell 00:02:32.020 --> 00:02:34.680 you the whole story. And the mistakes I've seen 00:02:34.680 --> 00:02:36.919 people make is that they rely on that. They overly 00:02:36.919 --> 00:02:40.860 rely on that one inspection. to give them all 00:02:40.860 --> 00:02:42.620 the information they need as to the condition 00:02:42.620 --> 00:02:44.659 of their home, and then they move forward. But 00:02:44.659 --> 00:02:46.939 what happens is they lose bargaining leverage 00:02:46.939 --> 00:02:49.819 because they're not uncovering all the things 00:02:49.819 --> 00:02:52.500 that could possibly be going on with this home 00:02:52.500 --> 00:02:55.240 because a lot of times you need further inspection. 00:02:55.520 --> 00:02:59.180 And so always get an inspection, always get a 00:02:59.180 --> 00:03:01.199 sewer scope. And I'm going to take you through 00:03:01.199 --> 00:03:03.900 some red flags that are going to come up during 00:03:03.900 --> 00:03:06.120 inspection that when you see these red flags, 00:03:06.280 --> 00:03:09.800 you need. further inspection. And yes, that is 00:03:09.800 --> 00:03:11.840 going to cost you some more money, typically 00:03:11.840 --> 00:03:16.439 $250, $350 -ish. Sometimes it can be free if 00:03:16.439 --> 00:03:18.680 it's part of a quote, but this is going to be 00:03:18.680 --> 00:03:21.099 an investment. So remember, as a home buyer, 00:03:21.379 --> 00:03:24.159 you are an owner and an investor. And so your 00:03:24.159 --> 00:03:27.060 mindset has to shift from, oh, I have to spend 00:03:27.060 --> 00:03:29.280 $250 on this. I'm not going to do that. I'm going 00:03:29.280 --> 00:03:32.259 to save me some bucks, to I'm investing in this 00:03:32.259 --> 00:03:35.199 further inspection to find out what condition 00:03:35.199 --> 00:03:38.969 my home is. to save me possibly thousands down 00:03:38.969 --> 00:03:41.050 the line. And that's really what it's all about 00:03:41.050 --> 00:03:43.509 is getting all the information you need to make 00:03:43.509 --> 00:03:46.090 an educated decision and to provide that leverage 00:03:46.090 --> 00:03:48.830 when bargaining because the inspection isn't 00:03:48.830 --> 00:03:51.750 just window dressing for you to find out what's 00:03:51.750 --> 00:03:54.389 going on. You're going to come back to the seller 00:03:54.389 --> 00:03:57.689 and ask for some of these repairs depending on 00:03:57.689 --> 00:04:00.580 what they are. So you really need to dig. deep. 00:04:00.580 --> 00:04:03.060 And the inspector, the home inspector is not 00:04:03.060 --> 00:04:05.180 a specialist in a lot of these areas. So let's 00:04:05.180 --> 00:04:08.379 get into these red flags. And first on my list, 00:04:08.419 --> 00:04:11.719 and this isn't for every home, but this is going 00:04:11.719 --> 00:04:16.420 to be radiant ceiling heat. Never heard of this 00:04:16.420 --> 00:04:20.220 before? Well, neither did I until I did. It's 00:04:20.220 --> 00:04:22.860 typically seen in, like, 70s, maybe early 80s 00:04:22.860 --> 00:04:26.819 homes. And it's actually heat coils, like a mat, 00:04:27.040 --> 00:04:31.000 that's installed into your ceiling. And it heats 00:04:31.000 --> 00:04:33.100 up. And it actually does a surprisingly good 00:04:33.100 --> 00:04:35.360 job of warming a house. And because Washington 00:04:35.360 --> 00:04:38.079 has some of the least expensive electricity in 00:04:38.079 --> 00:04:41.939 the nation, it's fairly cost effective. Oh, excuse 00:04:41.939 --> 00:04:44.980 me. When it works, it's great. The thing is about 00:04:44.980 --> 00:04:47.579 these heating systems, radiant ceiling heat, 00:04:48.620 --> 00:04:51.279 is that when they break, they are difficult, 00:04:51.379 --> 00:04:53.980 if not impossible, to fix. One of the points 00:04:53.980 --> 00:04:56.319 being that they're installed into your walls, 00:04:56.459 --> 00:04:59.600 and so you have to get access to the ceiling 00:04:59.600 --> 00:05:02.300 where these electrical mats are. Think of it 00:05:02.300 --> 00:05:04.800 as a blanket in your ceiling that you control 00:05:04.800 --> 00:05:07.680 with a thermostat, and that heats up those coils. 00:05:08.759 --> 00:05:11.500 hence heats your home. This isn't found in a 00:05:11.500 --> 00:05:13.800 large amount of homes, but in the homes that 00:05:13.800 --> 00:05:18.279 it is found in, I would really plan on getting 00:05:18.279 --> 00:05:21.920 a heat pump in these situations because these 00:05:21.920 --> 00:05:25.019 heating mats, this radiant ceiling heat, will 00:05:25.019 --> 00:05:28.060 fail. It's pretty much inevitable. When it works, 00:05:28.079 --> 00:05:30.860 it's great. It's inevitably going to fail, and 00:05:30.860 --> 00:05:32.819 that's going to put you in a little bit of a 00:05:32.819 --> 00:05:35.540 financial hurt because getting a heat pump installed 00:05:35.540 --> 00:05:38.709 can be quite expensive. We're talking anywhere 00:05:38.709 --> 00:05:43.209 from 15 to 30 grand -ish to get a heat pump installed 00:05:43.209 --> 00:05:46.790 in your home because the heat's going to fail. 00:05:46.910 --> 00:05:48.790 And it's inevitably going to fail with radiant 00:05:48.790 --> 00:05:51.569 ceiling heat. So in homes where I find the radiant 00:05:51.569 --> 00:05:54.569 ceiling heat, I'm going to try to negotiate some 00:05:54.569 --> 00:05:57.769 sort of... compromise with the heating. Sometimes 00:05:57.769 --> 00:05:59.790 this is hard because if things are still working, 00:05:59.970 --> 00:06:02.550 sellers aren't willing to, you know, compensate 00:06:02.550 --> 00:06:05.069 you in any way for something they view as functional. 00:06:05.269 --> 00:06:07.370 So this can be a little bit of a hot button. 00:06:07.529 --> 00:06:09.550 In regards to other homes with the heating, you're 00:06:09.550 --> 00:06:11.149 always going to want to have the heat. You're 00:06:11.149 --> 00:06:12.990 going to want to get the age of the mechanicals 00:06:12.990 --> 00:06:14.410 and you're going to want to have them sort of 00:06:14.410 --> 00:06:17.689 stress test. I recommend somebody, an HVAC specialist 00:06:17.689 --> 00:06:20.589 come in and just give me a general overview of 00:06:20.589 --> 00:06:22.769 the condition. I think that is important, you 00:06:22.769 --> 00:06:26.129 know, but having said that. The lifespan of an 00:06:26.129 --> 00:06:29.730 HVAC tends to be like 20 to 25 years. They can 00:06:29.730 --> 00:06:31.990 go longer. It really depends on how often you're 00:06:31.990 --> 00:06:34.790 changing the filter and doing other routine maintenance. 00:06:35.050 --> 00:06:37.790 But a red flag is that radiant ceiling heat. 00:06:38.129 --> 00:06:40.509 Again, you always want to check your heat source, 00:06:40.750 --> 00:06:43.430 make sure it's working, and check the life of 00:06:43.430 --> 00:06:45.649 it because you're going to have to either budget 00:06:45.649 --> 00:06:49.060 that, budget the replacement, or... negotiate 00:06:49.060 --> 00:06:51.839 some sort of replacement with the cellar. Again, 00:06:51.920 --> 00:06:53.980 if it's functional, it's going to be tough, but 00:06:53.980 --> 00:06:56.339 definitely the radiant ceiling heat is going 00:06:56.339 --> 00:06:58.800 to go out. Not seen on every home, but when you 00:06:58.800 --> 00:07:03.779 see it, raise an eyebrow and be prepared to negotiate, 00:07:03.939 --> 00:07:06.839 be prepared to replace with the heat pump. One 00:07:06.839 --> 00:07:12.300 red flag. Another red flag is going to be your 00:07:12.300 --> 00:07:15.560 plumbing. Plumbing is the arteries and veins 00:07:15.560 --> 00:07:18.259 of your home. It brings the life water, literally 00:07:18.259 --> 00:07:21.439 brings the water of life into your home. And 00:07:21.439 --> 00:07:23.300 so there's something I'm going to be looking 00:07:23.300 --> 00:07:26.100 out for, and it's going to be galvanized pipes. 00:07:26.500 --> 00:07:29.839 Galvanized pipes are like the person who has 00:07:29.839 --> 00:07:33.709 like arterial sclerosis. You know, their arteries 00:07:33.709 --> 00:07:36.750 are shrinking. They're getting smaller because 00:07:36.750 --> 00:07:40.389 in Vancouver we have hard water and that's going 00:07:40.389 --> 00:07:43.370 to be cause a lot of buildup in those galvanized 00:07:43.370 --> 00:07:47.029 pipes, which just they attract buildup of minerals 00:07:47.029 --> 00:07:50.329 and they close up just like an artery that's 00:07:50.329 --> 00:07:53.290 had too much bacon, if you will. I love bacon. 00:07:53.350 --> 00:07:56.410 And so a galvanized pipe is really going to be 00:07:56.410 --> 00:07:59.910 a red flag for me. And I am going to look into 00:07:59.910 --> 00:08:02.879 that further. and a lot of times it could be 00:08:02.879 --> 00:08:05.560 a hard pass. You see these on older homes. Typically, 00:08:05.600 --> 00:08:09.620 I'm looking for copper at the bare minimum, and 00:08:09.620 --> 00:08:15.360 then PVC, PEX is going to be ideal because this 00:08:15.360 --> 00:08:18.800 is going to be the most modern form of plumbing. 00:08:18.980 --> 00:08:22.199 Everybody installs PEX these days, PVC and PEX. 00:08:23.180 --> 00:08:25.839 Copper is okay. Again, you're going to want to 00:08:25.839 --> 00:08:28.420 get that looked at. You're going to want to know 00:08:28.420 --> 00:08:31.819 what sort of piping you have in your home. And 00:08:31.819 --> 00:08:33.820 if it's galvanized, you're going to want to look 00:08:33.820 --> 00:08:37.000 out. You're going to want to beware. And so that's 00:08:37.000 --> 00:08:38.399 a red flag that you're going to need further 00:08:38.399 --> 00:08:42.000 assessment or negotiate or walk away because 00:08:42.000 --> 00:08:44.919 that piping is going to need to be replaced probably 00:08:44.919 --> 00:08:49.080 sooner rather than later. My next red flag is 00:08:49.080 --> 00:08:52.509 going to be... water damage that you can see 00:08:52.509 --> 00:08:56.090 on the ceiling somewhere. So you'll see brownish 00:08:56.090 --> 00:08:58.309 outline, almost looks like there's a puddle, 00:08:58.330 --> 00:09:00.269 but you just see the outline of it. It can take 00:09:00.269 --> 00:09:02.269 different forms and different colors depending 00:09:02.269 --> 00:09:04.509 on the amount of damage. But a lot of times this 00:09:04.509 --> 00:09:07.990 is going to indicate water intrusion from a leak 00:09:07.990 --> 00:09:10.250 in the roof. Obviously, you're going to want 00:09:10.250 --> 00:09:14.490 to have your inspector on top of the roof, have 00:09:14.490 --> 00:09:17.450 them climb up, ask them to climb on top of the 00:09:17.450 --> 00:09:21.169 roof. because it's always good to get a view, 00:09:21.289 --> 00:09:25.110 an actual human eyeball on everything, but that 00:09:25.110 --> 00:09:27.049 includes the roof. A lot of people don't do it. 00:09:27.129 --> 00:09:29.809 A lot of inspectors will use drones. They're 00:09:29.809 --> 00:09:32.629 okay, but I would prefer that you just get on 00:09:32.629 --> 00:09:35.049 the roof and look. I think that alleviates a 00:09:35.049 --> 00:09:37.149 lot of things, and it'll tie into something I'm 00:09:37.149 --> 00:09:40.809 going to mention later because you need hands 00:09:40.809 --> 00:09:43.919 -on a lot of things. You need to touch, you need 00:09:43.919 --> 00:09:46.600 to feel, you need to turn on, you need to turn 00:09:46.600 --> 00:09:49.460 off. So during the inspection, your inspector 00:09:49.460 --> 00:09:50.899 is going to be turning on the water and leaving 00:09:50.899 --> 00:09:52.980 it on and checking drainage. They should be turning 00:09:52.980 --> 00:09:57.159 on the heater, the dishwasher, everything. You 00:09:57.159 --> 00:09:58.960 know, they'll typically use like a thermal gun 00:09:58.960 --> 00:10:02.320 for the heat, you know, and a moisture meter. 00:10:03.120 --> 00:10:05.779 And so they can do that if you see those signs 00:10:05.779 --> 00:10:10.070 on the ceiling of like a brownish. greenish outline 00:10:10.070 --> 00:10:13.190 that looks like an outline of a puddle, basically, 00:10:13.429 --> 00:10:16.250 that's going to be a red flag. And you're going 00:10:16.250 --> 00:10:18.429 to want to get that looked at. And a lot of times 00:10:18.429 --> 00:10:20.009 the inspector is not going to, you know, they 00:10:20.009 --> 00:10:22.730 might be able to get up there and actually see 00:10:22.730 --> 00:10:25.809 some of the water damage in the rafters. That's 00:10:25.809 --> 00:10:27.730 going to be another sign. You can tell if there's 00:10:27.730 --> 00:10:30.429 been leaks because the water will have dried. 00:10:30.649 --> 00:10:33.690 If it gets wet, it dries and it discolors over 00:10:33.690 --> 00:10:36.110 time. So you'll be able to see that. A lot of 00:10:36.110 --> 00:10:39.250 times there'll be like a lot of mold. If there's 00:10:39.250 --> 00:10:40.870 been water intrusion, you're going to want to 00:10:40.870 --> 00:10:43.470 look at that. And if you see that sign during 00:10:43.470 --> 00:10:46.250 your inspection, that's going to be a red flag 00:10:46.250 --> 00:10:50.090 because a roof is expensive and that is a livability 00:10:50.090 --> 00:10:52.190 issue and something you're going to want to negotiate 00:10:52.190 --> 00:10:55.899 with that seller. Water stains on the ceiling, 00:10:56.100 --> 00:10:59.419 going to be another red flag for me. Next up 00:10:59.419 --> 00:11:04.139 is going to be signs of bug infestation. Now, 00:11:04.240 --> 00:11:07.580 obviously, I am not an exterminator. I'm not 00:11:07.580 --> 00:11:10.940 an expert on bugs, nor am I an expert on roofs. 00:11:11.220 --> 00:11:14.899 Always get a qualified inspector to deal with 00:11:14.899 --> 00:11:17.570 this issue. But for bugs, a lot of times what 00:11:17.570 --> 00:11:20.070 I look for is obviously the presence of bugs. 00:11:20.190 --> 00:11:23.350 So if you see things with wings, buzzy things 00:11:23.350 --> 00:11:25.450 around that you don't typically see, and you're 00:11:25.450 --> 00:11:27.049 like, hey, what's that? Well, that's going to 00:11:27.049 --> 00:11:29.370 be a red flag. A lot of times when you're looking 00:11:29.370 --> 00:11:31.409 around the rafters, you'll see little piles of 00:11:31.409 --> 00:11:34.549 sawdust and holes, like what looks like where 00:11:34.549 --> 00:11:36.269 there's been boring insects, where they're digging 00:11:36.269 --> 00:11:39.370 out your wood. And that creates a little bit 00:11:39.370 --> 00:11:42.590 of a mound of dust. I've seen that before. And 00:11:42.590 --> 00:11:44.629 so you're immediately going to want to call in. 00:11:45.210 --> 00:11:49.649 a specialist, like a pest management, an exterminator, 00:11:49.769 --> 00:11:51.970 someone who's going to be able to evaluate the 00:11:51.970 --> 00:11:53.850 damage that's been caused because this is going 00:11:53.850 --> 00:11:55.830 to be a serious thing. It's not super common 00:11:55.830 --> 00:11:59.389 around here, but if you see the evidence of that, 00:11:59.450 --> 00:12:02.509 and that's typically like holes in the wood, 00:12:02.669 --> 00:12:05.129 you know, pin size or pencil eraser size holes 00:12:05.129 --> 00:12:07.230 somewhere, little holes like that, especially 00:12:07.230 --> 00:12:11.169 with that sawdust can indicate a pest infestation 00:12:11.169 --> 00:12:13.830 and nobody wants that in their home. So for each 00:12:13.830 --> 00:12:14.970 one of these red flags, you're going to need 00:12:14.970 --> 00:12:18.070 to call in a specialist who's going to come in. 00:12:18.169 --> 00:12:20.289 And I would suggest taking your time to do this 00:12:20.289 --> 00:12:22.690 if you see the warning signs because it can save 00:12:22.690 --> 00:12:26.429 you thousands of dollars. So if you've had an 00:12:26.429 --> 00:12:29.590 inspection where you found something that saved 00:12:29.590 --> 00:12:31.830 you a lot of money or you have an inspection 00:12:31.830 --> 00:12:34.330 disaster story, I'd love to hear it. Drop it 00:12:34.330 --> 00:12:36.690 in the comments. Let me know if you've had some 00:12:36.690 --> 00:12:39.570 experience with this before, whether you've uncovered 00:12:39.570 --> 00:12:43.690 something that somebody missed. or your inspector 00:12:43.690 --> 00:12:45.529 uncovered something that you had inspected and 00:12:45.529 --> 00:12:48.190 found out that it was going to cost you a lot 00:12:48.190 --> 00:12:50.049 of money and you were able to negotiate that. 00:12:50.169 --> 00:12:52.710 I'd love to hear all your inspections stories. 00:12:53.029 --> 00:12:54.950 Drop them in the comments. Really appreciate 00:12:54.950 --> 00:12:58.710 it. And if you find any value in this, please 00:12:58.710 --> 00:13:01.669 don't forget to hit the like button and consider 00:13:01.669 --> 00:13:03.830 subscribing because it really helps me out. And 00:13:03.830 --> 00:13:05.730 I'd like to think I'm helping you out. Let me 00:13:05.730 --> 00:13:08.009 know. I'd love to hear from you. My next red 00:13:08.009 --> 00:13:12.019 flag, and honestly, it's my final red flag. He's 00:13:12.019 --> 00:13:15.820 going to be the chimney. Now, we all love a fireplace, 00:13:16.220 --> 00:13:18.100 you know, especially a wood burning fireplace. 00:13:19.139 --> 00:13:21.500 You know, it just there's something about having 00:13:21.500 --> 00:13:24.639 a fire that just touches us from a long, long 00:13:24.639 --> 00:13:27.360 time ago. I think evolutionarily it touches us 00:13:27.360 --> 00:13:30.899 and we see a fire and we stare at it. A gas fire 00:13:30.899 --> 00:13:32.779 is nice, too. But something about a wood burning 00:13:32.779 --> 00:13:35.190 fire, it's just. There's nothing that you can 00:13:35.190 --> 00:13:38.669 compare to that. It says coziness. It says home. 00:13:39.110 --> 00:13:43.009 There's a smell. There's a noise. It's the colors. 00:13:43.210 --> 00:13:46.590 Man, it's a fire and it's great. But the thing 00:13:46.590 --> 00:13:49.250 is a chimney, you got to check that out. So especially 00:13:49.250 --> 00:13:51.210 if it doesn't have a cap on top of it, a lot 00:13:51.210 --> 00:13:53.350 of times water will come in and start wearing 00:13:53.350 --> 00:13:57.629 away the mortar. So you really want to have this 00:13:57.629 --> 00:14:00.909 checked out. by a professional there's a lot 00:14:00.909 --> 00:14:03.549 of creosote that gets can build up and cause 00:14:03.549 --> 00:14:06.230 damage in the fireplace if it hasn't been cleaned 00:14:06.230 --> 00:14:09.269 out and so anytime there's a fireplace that's 00:14:09.269 --> 00:14:11.629 wood burning i would recommend having a chimney 00:14:11.629 --> 00:14:13.429 sweep come out and give you kind of an assessment 00:14:13.429 --> 00:14:15.649 and see where you're at and they're also going 00:14:15.649 --> 00:14:17.129 to be able to tell you the condition of your 00:14:17.129 --> 00:14:19.190 chimney because what's happened to me before 00:14:19.190 --> 00:14:26.009 is i had an inspector who used a drone and didn't 00:14:26.009 --> 00:14:29.149 push the chimney And so when they actually pushed 00:14:29.149 --> 00:14:32.990 the chimney, it was moving. So that's not good. 00:14:33.149 --> 00:14:35.470 You don't want your chimney to move. And so that's 00:14:35.470 --> 00:14:37.049 another reason for you to get up on the roof 00:14:37.049 --> 00:14:40.590 and touch the items, feel them, push them, you 00:14:40.590 --> 00:14:43.389 know, kick the tires almost literally. Don't 00:14:43.389 --> 00:14:47.909 cause any damage, but give it a solid tactile 00:14:47.909 --> 00:14:50.750 inspection is what should be happening. And you 00:14:50.750 --> 00:14:53.009 can do this too. Like be active during your inspection. 00:14:53.230 --> 00:14:56.659 Ask a lot of questions. And also kick the tires 00:14:56.659 --> 00:14:59.659 yourself because we're all humans and inspectors 00:14:59.659 --> 00:15:02.820 can miss things. And so I always recommend that 00:15:02.820 --> 00:15:05.240 my clients attend the inspection and be active 00:15:05.240 --> 00:15:07.860 participants. Like I've invited clients to sit 00:15:07.860 --> 00:15:10.539 down or come to inspections where and then they 00:15:10.539 --> 00:15:14.039 just end up chilling. You know, maybe the inspectors 00:15:14.039 --> 00:15:16.200 I use are very good at educating the clients. 00:15:16.379 --> 00:15:18.360 And so this typically doesn't happen with my 00:15:18.360 --> 00:15:20.860 clients, but they're not bored during the inspection 00:15:20.860 --> 00:15:23.019 because they're being taken through in each step. 00:15:23.669 --> 00:15:26.649 The inspector, my inspector, is basically narrating 00:15:26.649 --> 00:15:29.269 what's going on, what he's seeing, pointing out 00:15:29.269 --> 00:15:32.090 anything that's of note, because it's really 00:15:32.090 --> 00:15:34.970 an opportunity for you to get to know your home. 00:15:35.129 --> 00:15:37.690 And so this overall general inspection is like 00:15:37.690 --> 00:15:39.809 the first date. You're just getting to know the 00:15:39.809 --> 00:15:42.049 home, you know, getting to know you. Everyone's 00:15:42.049 --> 00:15:45.809 on their best behavior, if you will. And then 00:15:45.809 --> 00:15:48.450 when you see these little warning signs, you're 00:15:48.450 --> 00:15:52.679 going to want to call the specialist. You know, 00:15:52.679 --> 00:15:53.960 if you're on a first date and you see warning 00:15:53.960 --> 00:15:56.580 signs, what do you do? You might go on a second 00:15:56.580 --> 00:15:57.879 date, but then you're sort of paying attention. 00:15:58.139 --> 00:15:59.940 You're getting a closer look. Maybe you're asking 00:15:59.940 --> 00:16:02.600 the opinions of your friends. I don't know. I 00:16:02.600 --> 00:16:05.039 haven't dated in a long time, so I'm not sure. 00:16:06.600 --> 00:16:09.000 But the inspection is the first date, and when 00:16:09.000 --> 00:16:11.500 you call in these, you see the red flags, you 00:16:11.500 --> 00:16:14.899 call in the specialists, you're getting a deeper 00:16:14.899 --> 00:16:17.840 look. You're going to want to be as hands -on 00:16:17.840 --> 00:16:19.840 as possible during this inspection. I think that 00:16:19.840 --> 00:16:23.649 helps. and to ask those questions. So there's 00:16:23.649 --> 00:16:28.250 a couple ones that I haven't brought up. I'm 00:16:28.250 --> 00:16:30.090 going to give you a bonus one, and maybe it's 00:16:30.090 --> 00:16:31.830 not so much of a surprise, but it's the sewer. 00:16:32.769 --> 00:16:35.690 Always get a sewer scope. And even when you get 00:16:35.690 --> 00:16:38.870 a sewer scope, if there's anything out of ordinary, 00:16:39.129 --> 00:16:42.090 you're going to want to call in some professionals. 00:16:42.210 --> 00:16:45.129 So recently I had an older sewer, super old sewer 00:16:45.129 --> 00:16:47.649 line, and the pipes were disjointed. Like they 00:16:47.649 --> 00:16:49.600 were connected, but like... You know, there was 00:16:49.600 --> 00:16:51.960 an inch gap there, obviously something I wanted 00:16:51.960 --> 00:16:54.820 to check out. It ended up being like an $8 ,000 00:16:54.820 --> 00:16:59.320 cost to have the main line dug up and to be repaired. 00:16:59.480 --> 00:17:01.980 And so we could have taken the sewer scope at 00:17:01.980 --> 00:17:04.819 face value and been like, well, you know, there's 00:17:04.819 --> 00:17:08.630 nothing wrong with the. sewer necessarily functionally. 00:17:08.730 --> 00:17:10.849 But like having to look at that, then bringing 00:17:10.849 --> 00:17:13.769 in a professional to give us an estimate really 00:17:13.769 --> 00:17:16.089 gave us some leverage when negotiating because 00:17:16.089 --> 00:17:17.690 that's something that's going to have to be repaired 00:17:17.690 --> 00:17:20.990 at some point. And any buyer that comes by is 00:17:20.990 --> 00:17:23.690 going to have to deal with that issue. And it's 00:17:23.690 --> 00:17:26.049 now going to be disclosed to future buyers. So 00:17:26.049 --> 00:17:27.970 it gives you a little bit of leverage because 00:17:27.970 --> 00:17:30.690 a sewage pipe is a livability issue. You can't 00:17:30.690 --> 00:17:34.190 live without a sewer pipe. And so when you get 00:17:34.190 --> 00:17:37.299 that checked out. It also gives you some leverage 00:17:37.299 --> 00:17:39.460 in negotiating, which should provide a return 00:17:39.460 --> 00:17:42.400 on your inspection investment. Because again, 00:17:42.539 --> 00:17:45.900 changing our mindset. We are owners. We are investors. 00:17:46.140 --> 00:17:49.319 We are getting these inspections so we can get 00:17:49.319 --> 00:17:51.380 peace of mind, which is worth something. And 00:17:51.380 --> 00:17:54.819 then we can also use that as leverage in our 00:17:54.819 --> 00:17:59.059 bargaining. So getting that dream home is wonderful. 00:17:59.319 --> 00:18:05.319 It's a great feeling. You just can't. And describe 00:18:05.319 --> 00:18:07.220 what it feels like, especially, you know, if 00:18:07.220 --> 00:18:09.039 you're a first time home buyer, even it's your 00:18:09.039 --> 00:18:11.799 fourth home. You know, it's still a great feeling 00:18:11.799 --> 00:18:15.019 when you get that acceptance. But that inspection 00:18:15.019 --> 00:18:16.799 process is really something you're going to want 00:18:16.799 --> 00:18:18.559 to spend time on. And you're not going to want 00:18:18.559 --> 00:18:20.519 to shortcut that because a lot of things can 00:18:20.519 --> 00:18:23.920 come up, as I mentioned, in these red flags that 00:18:23.920 --> 00:18:28.009 could trip you up. Stay strong, everybody out 00:18:28.009 --> 00:18:30.289 there. I hope this has helped. Again, like and 00:18:30.289 --> 00:18:32.569 subscribe if you found value in this. 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