Inspect and Appraise

At 8:30 in the morning the inspection and appraisal of my future home began. My real estate agent got there to let them in, and had informed me I need not be there right at 8:30. I showed up at nine.

It was nice to be in the house again and to get another look. The yard is immense, and I can't help but think about those stifling hot July days next year on which I will be mowing the lawn. Maybe I'll be that annoying neighbor who mows the lawn during prime time.

At any rate, the inspection went quite well. Nothing was found wrong with the property that wasn't normal or expected. The inspector stated the things he's found wrong with this house are exactly what he finds with nine out of every ten he inspects.

The air conditioner unit needs to be serviced and cleaned, as the coils are dirty. The roof has some exposed nail heads which need to be sealed. There is a couple of spots where a vent touches shingle and wood which needs to be cut back in the attic. The jacuzzi drains slowly. One of the sinks is missing a stopper. A spot in the master shower needs to be sealed. The back yard wooden fence has a gate that is kind of shoddy - in my opinion it probably needs to be replaced. There are two windows that have water damage in the moulding - two pieces of wood need to be replaced. You get the picture? There is nothing extremely or expensively wrong with it, but as it is a lived-in house a good inspector can find a lot in want of reparation.

By 11:00 everything was done and I was headed back to the apartment. I made sure to snap a quick shot of the "SOLD" sign in the front yard. Then it was off to work - which was terrible yesterday for completely idiotic reasons. We had system problems, my boss is, well, a boss, and it ended up being a good twelve hour day on top of having been up and at 'em since before nine that morning. Hmmm, I woke up with a headache this morning.

Regardless of the day, I have an inspected and appraised house. Poop on work.