This is what drives me crazy about realtors and how they do business. Your realtor is supposed to be serving your interests, yet they work on commission... so they are incentivized to close the deal as quickly as possible to move on to the next deal. That conflict of interest extends to home inspection. If your realtor is incentivized to close the deal quickly... and your home inspector has a relationship with that realtor for referrals... whose interests do you think they will be serving? Yours... or the realtors? Never EVER use a home inspector that has a relationship with realtors. Seek out the ones who depend on direct to consumer advertising to get business.
Watching Sherry moving the laundry and noticed her " guns" more than capable to handle it. Second part: What pops into my mind is "What are the neighboring homes like?"
@DenaliDad nope, but you know that the seller isn't going to recommend one that will do anything to discourage you from buying the home, or they will never be recommended again.
NEVER EVER use an inspector recommended by a realtor! As a realtor, I NEVER give recommendations for any trades. I provide my clients a list of multiple companies that they might need. I always tell my clients to do their research before hiring anyone
I see it time and again. Real Estate Agents providing an Inspector. No way. I'd be getting my own, and know that there isn't any "under the table" stuff going on.
Why get a home inspector through your realtor? Realtors want to sell the house so they can collect their commission. Safe to say they'll recommend a home inspector who they know. They will unlikely recommend someone who will squash the sale. The realtors get the commission, and the home inspectors get their fees. Sure conflict of interest there.
It's about time that the realtor and home inspector is personally liable for the sold house, then the inspector's survey would be carried out thoroughly and professionally (and be a little more expensive than now, of course. But paying say 4.000€ for an inspector on a 290.000€ house is a bargain if you know all problems beforehand!), with all defects listed so that the buyer knows, what is in for him/her and the price can be negotiated accordingly. Everything else with an inspector recommended by the realtor is mostly fraud.
I have always been taught that you should never place copper pipe in concrete without a protective covering around it, and yet this does happen here?? Are there different rules here and are they allowed to do this?. And why have a home inspector come if they don't know anything about it anyway, and how on earth do you know if you have a good inspector who knows about it and will honestly tell you what could be wrong with it.
Hi, am a retired gas engineer after 40+ years in the industry , am from across the pond in the uk and totally agree as was also taught that with regards to never burying copper without protecting / sleeving it when it’s in concrete , plus if the furnace is ever changed to a condensing one can’t use that copper drain due to the discharge water being acidic, worked in New York for a few years and was surprised not to see any gas and oil condensing boilers, same here with regards to home inspectors , last one I had for my own house was in excess of £1,000 and still he missed a lot of things , ended up having to install all new plumbing and heating , indeed though regarding the copper pipe as maybe the codes in that area allow that , saying that really like what the team do in exceptional quality work with alot of pride
the home inspectors seems to miss alot especially the ones gotten through the real estate agent they seem to pass over a ton of stuff for the agents benefit so they can sell the place best to go with an independent one not affiliated with the seller or agent
Whoever originally did the work on this house before HOLMES came in to help them knew they were doing a horrible job and I guess didn’t care whether the people died in the house of carbon monoxide poisoning and or an explosion happened because of the copper gas pipe, and the electrical line good grief
NEVER use an inspector recommended by the realtor either. The realtor is in business to sell realty. You can never trust that the inspector recommended by the realtor isn't getting kickbacks to ignore problems that might block a sale or cost the seller too much money.
@@aimeevanlandingham3844 may be even older then that. it was airing in the early 2000's if im not mistaken. if its holmes on homes and not holmes inspection. im unsure. still really old now though.
this is where you bring back the inspector and let him look at what all the work he did miss and tell him he could have killed us THEN SUE THE CRAP out of him.
Back then in Canada (And most other places) you couldn't legally sue a home inspector for missing things. Mike was on a decade long crusade to address such blatant oversights in the laws and statutes.
The sellers force the buyers to use their home inspector that’s biased they should’ve been able to pick their own inspector then have to go with the sellers inspector course he’s gonna go towards the seller and he’s gonna say no no no there’s nothing wrong here it’s a great place just buy it and move in no you have to get your own independent inspector this is the biggest price you pay and people always rely on someone else you can’t rely on someone else you have to do the inspection for your own safety it’s a lot of money being thrown out and you have to put it into a house because now you’re finding all these issues
Seal off the garage from the rest of the house from carbon dioxide.. why the heck would we want the builders of houses that we want to live in and raise our kids in>> so silly..
They probably reuploaded both together because people watched Part 1 but couldn't find Part 2. I searched for Part 2 before and found it but there are people who couldn't do that.
Frank and Martin so good. Damon you’re an awesome site supervisor. Mike should start an inspector training school!
Question why am SOOO addicted to this show... Uuuh 😉😉
Mike you and your guys are awesome and God bless you 🙏
mike happy baby happy
This is what drives me crazy about realtors and how they do business. Your realtor is supposed to be serving your interests, yet they work on commission... so they are incentivized to close the deal as quickly as possible to move on to the next deal. That conflict of interest extends to home inspection. If your realtor is incentivized to close the deal quickly... and your home inspector has a relationship with that realtor for referrals... whose interests do you think they will be serving? Yours... or the realtors?
Never EVER use a home inspector that has a relationship with realtors. Seek out the ones who depend on direct to consumer advertising to get business.
Watching Sherry moving the laundry and noticed her " guns" more than capable to handle it. Second part: What pops into my mind is "What are the neighboring homes like?"
NEVER use an inspector that is recommended by the seller!
Because every home buyer knows how to choose a “good” one…right?
@DenaliDad nope, but you know that the seller isn't going to recommend one that will do anything to discourage you from buying the home, or they will never be recommended again.
Or any realtor!
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NEVER EVER use an inspector recommended by a realtor! As a realtor, I NEVER give recommendations for any trades. I provide my clients a list of multiple companies that they might need. I always tell my clients to do their research before hiring anyone
I see it time and again. Real Estate Agents providing an Inspector. No way. I'd be getting my own, and know that there isn't any "under the table" stuff going on.
Why get a home inspector through your realtor? Realtors want to sell the house so they can collect their commission. Safe to say they'll recommend a home inspector who they know. They will unlikely recommend someone who will squash the sale. The realtors get the commission, and the home inspectors get their fees. Sure conflict of interest there.
It's about time that the realtor and home inspector is personally liable for the sold house, then the inspector's survey would be carried out thoroughly and professionally (and be a little more expensive than now, of course. But paying say 4.000€ for an inspector on a 290.000€ house is a bargain if you know all problems beforehand!), with all defects listed so that the buyer knows, what is in for him/her and the price can be negotiated accordingly.
Everything else with an inspector recommended by the realtor is mostly fraud.
Hot water heater seams redundant . It’s a water heater
Like people who say they took a selfie of themself.
George Carlin greatness - you don't want a hot water heater, maybe a hot water cooler but probably a cold water heater.
😂😂 tru tho
I have always been taught that you should never place copper pipe in concrete without a protective covering
around it, and yet this does happen here??
Are there different rules here and are they allowed to do this?.
And why have a home inspector come if they don't know anything about it anyway, and how on earth
do you know if you have a good inspector who knows about it and will honestly tell you what could be wrong with it.
Hi, am a retired gas engineer after 40+ years in the industry , am from across the pond in the uk and totally agree as was also taught that with regards to never burying copper without protecting / sleeving it when it’s in concrete , plus if the furnace is ever changed to a condensing one can’t use that copper drain due to the discharge water being acidic, worked in New York for a few years and was surprised not to see any gas and oil condensing boilers, same here with regards to home inspectors , last one I had for my own house was in excess of £1,000 and still he missed a lot of things , ended up having to install all new plumbing and heating , indeed though regarding the copper pipe as maybe the codes in that area allow that , saying that really like what the team do in exceptional quality work with alot of pride
the home inspectors seems to miss alot especially the ones gotten through the real estate agent they seem to pass over a ton of stuff for the agents benefit so they can sell the place best to go with an independent one not affiliated with the seller or agent
Hot Water Heater - the crazy common phrase that drives mechanical engineers to ask: Why heat hot water?
I must have an engineer's mind because I've always corrected people to say water heater, not hot water heater.
Oh! I TOTALLY agree! I’m just a person, but that phrase, “Hot Water Heater”, drives me insane!!!!!! WHY! “Heat Hot Water”!? 😂
The second story wife had a major crush on Damon, felt bad for the husband.......
Whoever originally did the work on this house before HOLMES came in to help them knew they were doing a horrible job and I guess didn’t care whether the people died in the house of carbon monoxide poisoning and or an explosion happened because of the copper gas pipe, and the electrical line good grief
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WHY USE REGULAR 2×4
NOT BLUE MOLD AND INSECT RESISTER 2×4
The costs. Plain and simple.
23:45
Is it just me, or do those tiles look like they contain asbestos?
Is pinky still with mike's company?
She left during the Katrina special
CLUELESS TO WHAT A ROOM WIRDLY STICKING OUT
OR WOULD BE UNDER THE FRONT STEPS
SOUNDS LIKE A FLIP HOUSE
NEVER use an inspector recommended by the realtor either. The realtor is in business to sell realty. You can never trust that the inspector recommended by the realtor isn't getting kickbacks to ignore problems that might block a sale or cost the seller too much money.
Mike tell sherry and Kate that I like them and God bless you and your family
You do realize this is an approximately 15 year old show and he will never see this?
@@aimeevanlandingham3844 may be even older then that. it was airing in the early 2000's if im not mistaken. if its holmes on homes and not holmes inspection. im unsure. still really old now though.
Amazing that people call their water heater as a hot water heater. If the water's hot, why heat it?🤦♀️
its a COLD WATER HEATER or just a water heater, you are not heating hot water, you heat cold water.
this is where you bring back the inspector and let him look at what all the work he did miss and tell him he could have killed us THEN SUE THE CRAP out of him.
Back then in Canada (And most other places) you couldn't legally sue a home inspector for missing things. Mike was on a decade long crusade to address such blatant oversights in the laws and statutes.
The sellers force the buyers to use their home inspector that’s biased they should’ve been able to pick their own inspector then have to go with the sellers inspector course he’s gonna go towards the seller and he’s gonna say no no no there’s nothing wrong here it’s a great place just buy it and move in no you have to get your own independent inspector this is the biggest price you pay and people always rely on someone else you can’t rely on someone else you have to do the inspection for your own safety it’s a lot of money being thrown out and you have to put it into a house because now you’re finding all these issues
Someone call House, we have Lupus!
Mike must have hated this couple, looks like the least amount of work ever done
Seal off the garage from the rest of the house from carbon dioxide.. why the heck would we want the builders of houses that we want to live in and raise our kids in>> so silly..
First. But this is a reupload.
They probably reuploaded both together because people watched Part 1 but couldn't find Part 2. I searched for Part 2 before and found it but there are people who couldn't do that.
Come on now ... how do you heat hot water??? It's not a "hot water heater" it's either a water heater or hot water tank.