Summary:
Do you smell smoke?, Wally Conway did. While one Jacksonville REALTOR® was busy working about the house painters being able to finish their work, Wally was busy extinguishing an electrical fire that almost took a house up in flames…
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Time Stamped Show Notes:
- 00:30 – Today’s guest is one of the best known home inspectors in the United States, Wally Conway
- 00:45 – Home inspectors see crazy things, but they also HEAR crazy things
- 01:05 – Kids Say The Darndest Things?
- 01:15 – Well after 22 years, 30,000 homes, and 60,000 agents, Wally also knows that Real estate agents say the darndist things as well
- 01:36 – The craziest thing Wally has ever seen was in the Ortega neighborhood of Jacksonville
- 03:20 – No buyer at this point, just painters and the listing agent
- 03:35 – “Hey Wally, I smell smoke”
- 04:00 – Fire was coming out of the electric meter can
- 04:25 – You CAN’T secure the power, if you do, the painters won’t be able to finish today
- 04:55 – If we don’t cut the power, there will be no house to paint
- 05:40 – Should you or should you not inspect a home before listing?
- 05:55 – Homes inspected before listing sell faster and closer to the asking price
- 06:33 – As the agent, you never want to be the one to tell the home owner “your baby is ugly.”
- 07:20 – www.MrHomeInspection.com or www.gohomepro.com
Key Points:
- Inspect before you list, it’s the safe bet.
- Where there’s smoke there’s fire, never forget it.
- If you’re a REALTOR®, never lose sight of the BIG picture.
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