Went to the estate house to meet the inspector and my cousin. First thing I noticed was a note left by my brother telling me he turned off the breaker to the oven because it was making a noise. Second I noticed the thermostat for the AC/heater was blank. Grrr.
The inspector push a few buttons on the oven and it was fixed and I slid the battery holder for the thermostat in and out a few times and it started displaying. Catastrophes averted.
The inspector did a very thorough job, ran each appliance and even lit one water heater I had turned off. opened every cabinet door and turned on all lights and ceiling fans, checked each outlet, unscrewed the septic lid, went up on the roof, went in the attic, etc. . . .Took plenty of pics for things he found. My cousin got her moneys worth. This was not a pass or fail inspection it was just an investigative inspection which my cousin paid for so she could get an idea of everything that needs to be done. She got a big list and knows the estate house comes AS-IS. I just hope the report sent to the loaning bank does not delay/stop the sales progress. He did say the house was in good shape for it's age - 30 years old. Even though it was not necessary I did tell my cousin about the things I knew about so when she gets the report she would not think I was hiding things, I felt like I was walking a tight rope today.
Kilroy.
