Upon Closer Inspection

New Real Estate Reality Shows Inspired By Bad Home Inspection Photos

By Brenda Masse / August 23, 2023 /

I don’t know about you, but my brain melts at approximately 101 degrees. So … 🫠. This week, we’re just going to look at some bad home inspection photos and videos I have stored up for just such an occasion, because when it’s been over 100 degrees for this many days, you need a good…

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Water Leaks Come in All Shapes And Sizes

By Brenda Masse / August 16, 2023 /

A water leak can really ruin your day as a homeowner, whether it’s a faucet that won’t quit dripping, or a water heater that unexpectedly floods your house. (How badly your day is ruined being relative, of course). During the home buying process, one of the major things home inspectors are looking for is water…

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Summer Home Inspections Reveal That Heat Is Hard on Your House

By Brenda Masse / August 9, 2023 /

Buying a home during the summer has certain advantages, because you can see the house functioning under conditions you’ll want to know about when you’re living in it. This week, I asked our home inspectors for their thoughts about things home buyers can pay particular attention to during the summer. Is there a difference between…

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Hotangry is The New Hangry, And Energy Savings For Your Home is The Perfect Way to Cool Down

By Brenda Masse / August 2, 2023 /

If this image makes you as irrationally angry as it makes me, today’s Upon Closer Inspection is for you. I hate being hot. I enjoy summer, don’t get me wrong. But this is just punishing heat. When you work from home as many do now, and your kids are still home from school, and it’s…

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Cut Cooling Costs This Summer in North Texas (Even Though It’s So Hot You’re Past Caring)

By Brenda Masse / July 26, 2023 /

We have reached the point in the summer at which I start questioning why I live in Texas, and I mostly just relocate from one cooling device to another in order to accomplish my daily tasks. As I write this, I’m actually in Colorado, where I had hoped for a bit of a reprieve. But…

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