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Home Inspection Deficiency Checklist: Is This A Deal Breaker?

By Brenda Masse / August 30, 2023 /

When you’re buying a home and you have your home inspection, you’ll receive a very detailed report that includes information about everything from tiny foundation cracks to the roof. You’ll get a lot of info about things that aren’t super important, but that can be used as a maintenance checklist, such as outlets that need…

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…

Unusual Home Inspection Finds That Gave Us A Giggle

By Brenda Masse / July 5, 2023 /

Since we’re all coming down from what we hope was a happy and safe Fourth of July celebration for CandysDirt.com readers near and far, we thought we’d take a break from our usual very serious, educational content, and treat you to some of our more interesting and unusual home inspection finds this week. Checks notes.…

What to do When You Have Roof Damage From Hail

By Brenda Masse / May 24, 2023 /

If you live in parts of Collin County — specifically Allen, like me — you’ve probably been thinking about roof damage from hail these past few days. And possibly your car, your fence, and anything else that may have been damaged in last Friday’s sudden hail storm. I was with my family at the Cinépolis…

Avoid Costly Blunders And Make Sure Your Home Improvement Project is an Actual Improvement

By Brenda Masse / April 5, 2023 /

We all have some delusions of grandeur when it comes to any home improvement project— some more so than others (looking at you, DIY-electrical-next-to-the-pool-guy). We think we can tackle projects that turn out to be a little bigger than we expected, or that require materials we can’t put our hands to. Again, some much more…