Lets see. Homeowners insurance companies today ask about knob and tube
wiring, they even sometimes send a agent or rep out to inspect the home
and photo it for new customers. State farm and others refuse to insure
a home with knob and tube. No hysteria, just the fact that knob and
tube has open connections that are soldered. No metal box over time the
connections degrade, has caused lots of fires. call your homeowners
company and just ask? report back here what your told.

asbestos anything is a hazard espically if disturbed, by ball hitting
home, repairs, possibly even siding over it etc etc. I recently sold a
home, its part of the very complete mandatory disclosure statement
Years ago non friable asbestos could be left in place, say on ductwork.
paint and forget. now home inspectors search for it, because its a cost
of future renovations. Call your local landfill and ask if they take
asbestos shingles? You will find they arent allowed to, they must go to
a hazardous wate landfill. A normal landfill dumps the garbage and runs
bulldozers over it adding dirt. That would create clods of asbestos
dust bad for neighbors, and landfill staff.

Anyone buying a home today should get a home inspection, sure it costs
a few hundred bucks but can save hundreds of times that money. Buyer
and seller agree on price. Home ispector finds all sorts of troubles
costing 10 grand to fix. Buyer re negoiates price spliiting repair
costs and home price gets cut 5 grand. Home inspections CANT see
everything But do catch lots of troubles.

inspectors are a buyers best friend and a sellers worst enemy, since
they cut the sales price.

if your buying even a 80 grand cheap house whats a few hundered bucks?