Three pages, 2.5 hours later, inspection finished.
This inspector dude was a good. He checked every nick and cranny of the place.
I tell ya, this place has more cracks than dry paint, but nothing is serious or foundation worrying. Heck, to be honest, some of the stuff it was hard to tell if it was the wall or just the paint itself drying out. Some of the walls has some pretty thick coat of paint on them.
Over all the inspection went smoothly. Just a few cracks here and there, nothing as serious as to be caused by a major foundation shuffle. I’ll have to cock up a few areas; tighten a few bolts; destroy the crappy wall cabinets I have no use for; throw some paint down; and do something about that green carpet. Looks like it’s time to get a Lowe’s card! Just kidding, although it might be worth while, I’ll have to think about it a bit more.
The only major thing we found was a needed electrical inspection. It is not a show stopper in my book. This place is as is after all and this is not a foundation threating problem. We did find a few outlets with reversed ground and neutral, couple with open grounds and some exposed wires in the attic which need to be cleaned up. I was also informed that my electrical box was an old federal box and due to the spring loaded style connectors, those were known to cause problems over time. I think it’ll be worth while if I get that fully checked out, if not replaced.
And that’s it really. This place will be a nice learning experience for me. I’ve never bought a fixer-upper and I think it’ll be cool to build things the way I want them.
The papers are signed, mortgage is underway, appraiser is hitting the place tomorrow. All we need is the title and we’re good as golden to close on Friday. I’m ready!
