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Sequoyah Hills is one of those neighborhoods where people assume inspections are going to be easy. Big homes. Manicured lawns. Expensive finishes. Everything looks buttoned up from the curb. And that’s usually when I tell people, “Yeah… this is where inspections actually get harder.” When our Knoxville inspector sends me
There are certain inspection photos I can recognize instantly, even before I read the address. Dark, round sewer camera frame. Hairy-looking obstructions creeping in from the edges. Water backing up just enough to blur the image. When our Knoxville inspector sends me those photos, nine times out of ten the
There’s a moment that happens a lot when I’m reviewing reports from our Knoxville inspector. I’ll be halfway through the photos, scrolling past brick walls that look solid, and then I’ll stop and think, Yeah… that mortar’s lying to you. Brick bungalows all over Knoxville have that classic look—low rooflines,
There’s a specific kind of pause that happens when I’m reviewing certain Knoxville inspection reports. It’s not the “that’s bad” pause. It’s the “okay, slow down, this one matters” pause. Those almost always involve older homes. And more often than not, they involve two things buyers rarely think about until
Foundation movement in the Missouri Bootheel doesn’t always start with settlement. In parts of New Madrid County, especially around Portageville, the real risk lies beneath the surface — in soil conditions shaped by one of the most violent seismic events in U.S. history. The 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes didn’t just
A Common Complaint With a Hidden Cause When I review reports from our Centerview, Missouri inspector, one issue shows up again and again in Warrensburg homes: movement tied to expansive clay soils. Homeowners usually notice it first in small, irritating ways—doors that won’t latch, windows that bind, or cracks that
A City With a Wide Range of Housing Ages When I review reports from our Centerview, Missouri inspector, Sedalia always stands out for one reason: the sheer variety of housing styles and construction eras packed into a relatively small area. In Sedalia, it’s not unusual to inspect a late-1800s Victorian
There are inspection reports I read quickly, and then there are the ones where I lean back, crack my knuckles, and slow down on purpose.Oak Ridge is always the second kind. When our Knoxville inspector sends me a report from Oak Ridge, I already know the house is going to
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I’m based in Memphis, but I review a lot of inspection reports coming out of Southeast Missouri. When our inspector in the Cape Girardeau area flags a crawlspace moisture issue, it’s rarely a surprise. River towns behave differently, and the Mississippi creates a humidity problem that doesn’t show up the
Most investors have had a “commercial inspection.”Far fewer have had a Property Condition Assessment (PCA) that actually satisfies lenders. There’s a big difference. Under the updated ASTM E2018-24 standard, lenders and institutional investors aren’t looking for a checklist or a narrative report. They’re looking for a baseline risk document that
