All home inspectors are trained to find defects and the good ones find more than the newer, less experienced ones. So expect a home inspector to find things wrong with every house if they are doing their job for their client. I tell people that there are no perfect houses. Houses built by imperfect people in an imperfect world, add weather, age and normal decay; can't possibly be perfect. So what can a Seller or Real Estate agent do to improve their odds of "Passing" the home inspection? Following is my list of things that can help expedite your home selling process with regard to passing the biggest hurdle: the home inspection. 1. De-clutter and clean your home as much as possible. Make sure all Attic and Crawlspace cavities are "readily accessible". 2. Fix the things you have put off fixing. The less issues found by the inspector, the better your home looks to a prospective buyer. 3. Make sure all appliances and fireplaces op
I have had a continuing problem with Flying Squirrels over the last several years. It seems that they like my home because it is a Log Home in a wooded setting near a large body of water. I have posted about this problem before and recommended trapping them and relocating them. However; in my case at least, either there are new squirrels showing up, or, I am not able to trap them all. The problem was keeping me up at night, as I could hear chewing outside my home. For those of you who can't sleep due to Chewing at night, I want to share my newest all natural solution to this problem. It also works for other nocturnal flying mammals. I was visiting my niece and nephews home, when my nephew showed me this video he used to entertain his kids. It was a YouTube video of owls and crickets. While I was listening to this, I thought to myself, I wander if this could be used to attract Owls to my property and help me with my squirrel problem? So, when I got ho