Home inspectors tend to exaggerate a bit when it comes to their estimate of repairs needed in a home, which is something homeowners and real estate agents have come to expect when they ask for an assessment.
But if a home inspector showed you some of the photos off this list of 100 Super Scary Home Inspection Nightmare Photos there would be no exaggeration involved in his estimate, only a suggestion to demolish and reconstruct!
The photos are fifty percent Tweeker fixes, aka slipshod repairs never meant to last, 30% severe deterioration seen in old homes, ten percent damage caused by animals and ten percent duct tape. Make that twenty percent duct tape, then adjust the other estimates as needed.
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I don't understand the title, but there are some great do-it-yourself home repair tips in that article!
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This just in: Never let an inspector into my house.
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This makes me feel just a little better about all the things wrong with my house.
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