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Re: my first inspection
""The reason most old timers developed their own was because back in the dark ages of home inspecting there where none or what there was, was doo-doo."
Yep.
"I also detest “summaries” as they get more inspectors into litigation than performing a bad inspection"
I have to say 'Depends on the "summary" type you chose.'
If you go through the items you wrote up and "select" what some items for the summary which you feel you want in the "summary", then I wholeheartedly agree with Jerry M., however, if your reporting system 'takes every item you wrote up' and puts them in a 'summary' (i.e., leaves the information portion where you had it and takes the defective portion to one place), then I will have to disagree with Jerry M.
But ... "it depends" ... on what you consider "a summary".
"and be very careful with photos. I’ve see photo displays of major defects with other defects in the background that where not in the inspector’s report. Talk about bringing the rope for one’s own hanging?"
Very true words there.
After all a "home inspection" is a "visual inspection" and if it can be seen in the photo, well, it certainly IS "visual" and should have been seen and reported on.
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