With Halloween coming up this week, we thought we'd share some scary stuff that can be found in houses (cue the eerie music). From a home inspector's perspective, "scary" can mean a lot of things - dangerous conditions, creepy critters, and some seriously strange stuff in the crawl space. Here are some haunting #HomeInspectionFinds: Crawl Space Graveyard If we're being honest, the crawl space is always kind of creepy. But this is one for the books. When going through the vide

You know who you are. You've walked past that leaky faucet a hundred times thinking you'll fix it later. You haven't changed your air filters in....ever? We get it. When you've got a lot going on, it's easy to become "house blind" to little repair and maintenance issues around the house. The problem is, those little issues can become major problems if they go unchecked. Dryer Vent When the laundry has that distinctive blend of fresh lavender and burning lint, it may be time t

If you're in the real estate biz, you may be aware that the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC), which is the governing body over real estate licenses and standards, just made some changes to the approved Home Inspection Report for Texas Home Inspections. These changes became effective September 1, 2021, and this week we thought we'd go over what they are and what they mean. 1. WATER: Inspection reports are now required to call out the type of piping used in water distributio