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:

1. Inspect before you list, it’s the safe bet.
2. Where there’s smoke there’s fire, never forget it.
3. If you’re a REALTOR®, never lose sight of the BIG picture.

Credits

• Audio Production by Chris Mottram
• Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives
• Cover Design by Two Minds Design
• Original Music by Rimsky Music

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