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Scary Inspections! Chilling Finds Inside These Spooky Homes Will Haunt You

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 27, 2021 /

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…

One Transplant Trades Califonia Wildfires For The Greener Pastures of Plano

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 25, 2021 /

By Daniel LalleySpecial Contributor The California mass exodus seems to have impacted everything from the housing market to the halls of Congress. And though COVID may have spurred momentum, the numbers indicate an eastward shift even before the season of stay-at-home orders and social distancing protocols. Before Tesla came to Texas and Joe Rogan rocked the Austin housing…

Preservation Dallas Wants You to See Dead People on This Tour of Historic Cemeteries

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 21, 2021 /

By Donovan Westover Preservation Dallas On Halloween weekend, Preservation Dallas will present something different in the spirit of beautiful fall weather and social distancing. We’re heading to some of the most historic cemeteries in this city! The Cemeteries of Dallas tour will explore the final resting places that have long piqued your curiosity in a one-day…

Some Home Inspection Reports Reveal DIY Fails That Will Make You Facepalm

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 20, 2021 /

Every week, the detail-oriented folks at Green Scene Home Inspections will give CandysDirt.com readers an education in inspection. Want to see what they see? Tune in for “Upon Closer Inspection.” In the home inspection business, most days have a few relatively clean reports,  and some with notable but common issues- nothing to write home about. But…

Are You Guilty of These Four Home Inspection Pet Peeves?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 13, 2021 /

Every week, the detail-oriented folks at Green Scene Home Inspections will give CandysDirt.com readers an education in inspection. Want to see what they see? Tune in for “Upon Closer Inspection.” Anyone who spends their time visiting other people’s homes can relate to this home inspection pet peeve: unsecured animals. (Pet peeve, see what we did…