Mitchell's Blog

I may regret this but what the heck I believe that if there is a god then god would be a logical entity. When I am on this earth if I do well then this logical entity will recognize me for what I did. If there is no god so be it; I have done good because it is what I enjoy doing. I can look back ...

 While at yesterdays inspection I opened the electrical panel in the house. I noticed that one of the neutral wires had melted insulation. According to most SOP I’d report the observation and course of action and I am done. Since I corporately or personally have no SOP I decided to touch the wire...

Just added some new animation and decided to share. Have fun.     AllSpec Professional Property Inspections Inc is a home inspection company doing home inspection in Miami Dade county, Broward county, and Palm Beach county. I am a certified inspector by the highest and best in the profession my g...

  Here today gone tomorrow- It seems like posts are disappearing on a daily bases here at ask the inspector. I rarely like censorship and what it leads to. We are all adults on AR and we all (except for a very few) have the ability to read or not read a thread in a forum. Let us decide what we wa...

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  I just got off the phone with a listing agent on a property that I inspected this week.  Bottom line she was  trying to obfuscate the areas of concerns that I found.  She doesn’t like the idea that I was too general. The problem which I tried to explain to her, but she hung up on me was that if...

  Many inspectors have posts on active rain with a list for consumers on how to pick a home inspector. I think it is about time for a real non biased honest list for the consumer. The inspector you choose should not solicit any Real Estate Sales person. Because there can be a conflict as to who t...

 Well it doesn't fit. What in the world should I do? Should I get the proper size breaker or should I give it a haircut? Let's just trim a little off and it'll fit.    There you go, perfect fit Vidal Sassoon could not have done it better.      AllSpec Professional Property Inspections Inc is a ho...

I'm a 60's child and when I see this my stomach turns and my head moves to the right and left over and over again. What the heck is wrong with us. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/columnists/sfl-flbcondocol0402sbapr02,0,772945.column   AllSpec Professional Property Inspections Inc is a home inspe...

  It was the buyers REA asking for the inspection report. I said no problem and then ask if she got my clients (hers too) permission to receive a copy. She said yes. I told her I would forward it to her the next day.As I lie in bed I'm thinking why didn't the REA just ask our client to forward it...