On Sun, 25 Nov 2018 13:45:29 -0500, Wade Garrett wrote:

On 11/25/18 10:44 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 11/25/2018 10:04 AM, trader_4 wrote:


The way I look at paying for a home inspector is that for any house that
isn't brand new, he'll likely find a few things that you can use to get
the seller to knock off a few hundred to make up for what you paid for
the inspection.Â* And if they find even one thing, like this, it could
be a major thing. This kind of thing if it's DIY, maybe it can be fixed
for a hundred bucks in supplies.Â* If you have to call a plumber, it could
be thousands.Â* If you;re in the latter category, even more reason to have
a home inspection before buying.


I just sold my house.Â* One of the agreements was "no contingency" for
exactly the reason you mention.Â* I don't need some BS nickle and dimeing
after.Â* Of course, he still had an inspection and that was done Friday.

I've been here 37 years and in that time, the doorbell has worked maybe
a total of 18 months. He did not catch that.Â* One of the outside lights
does not work, did not check it.Â* There are outdoor receptacles, one
front, one on the deck, never checked them.Â* The front is controlled by
a switch inside and is turned off.

I have a detached garage.Â* He never check the receptacle on the outside
of it.Â* He did check a panel inside, but never checked the feed for it.
The reason I mention, it is properly installed, but still does not meet
code.Â* When we bought the house there was no power to it.Â* I put in a
light and power for a door opener.Â* Some years later I added power tools
so needed more power and ran a second feed to the garage.Â* To my
knowledge, only one feed to a building is allowed.

I don't know if he caught it or not, but I did tell him about the light
beam sensors for the garage door.Â* When I replaced the opener instead of
tripping them accidentally I just taped them together and stuck them up
on a rafter.Â* If the new owner wants them he can install them.

I've had some interesting experiences selling houses I've lived in.

I sold one in a small Michigan town when I moved out of state. The buyer
filed suit claiming the built-in wall oven and matching standing oven
wouldn't turn on, never having called me to discuss it first.

I called a bud back in Michigan- a retired attorney- and told him about
the suit and that the pin head buyer probably neglected to over-ride the
child safety start switch. Mr friend said he'd take care of it for sport.

He ended up embarrassing the buyer in small claims court by showing the
judge a copy of the oven owner's manual identifying what the problem
was. The judge assessed the buyer court costs and said he had to pay
$500 damages which my friend and I split 50-50!

LOL Good one.