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So you worked as a laborer. And I knew you wouldn't answer how many times
you have actually been paid. Typical dance around that question. And we have heard ad nauseam about your vaunted career in photography. Yeah, I worked at Publix. I called it "my little job". We have an extreme difference in personality.
Yes, I am currently licensed as a residential real estate agent in Florida. It's not a big deal. Anyone can pass the test easily. As such, I don't brag about it. And in Florida, as with many states, a homeowner can do their own electric and plumbing provided it is permitted and inspected by the local government. Are you implying that you have all of the licenses you are trying to attack me for not having? No? Then what is the point with that? It doesn't improve your position trying to attack mine. You know less than I, when it comes to homes, I'm sure of it, and that's the bottom line. I just don't have to run around puffing my chest up. But when someone tries to denigrate me, I set the record straight. My ego is not as fragile as yours has been shown to be. All I have ever done here is offer advice when I think I have some, when someone poses a question about fixing something. I don't go on a tirade as the ultimate authority, lol. You are a comical character.
Thread Replies (44)
@PhotoHokieNC - just completed the inspection on the 'next' house I
-- vt90
Jul 22, 2026 at 11:56 AM ET
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07/22/26 11:56 AM ET
I defend them under their Errors and Omissions insurance policies in Va
-- Spudnut
Jul 22, 2026 at 09:15 PM ET
Spudnut
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07/22/26 09:15 PM ET
You are a very good attorney...I can sense it**
-- AirborneHokie96
Jul 23, 2026 at 08:22 AM ET
AirborneHokie96
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07/23/26 08:22 AM ET
Thank you. Something tells me you
-- Spudnut
Jul 24, 2026 at 08:23 AM ET
Spudnut
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07/24/26 08:23 AM ET
still dead to me though
-- HokieMacDaddy
Jul 22, 2026 at 01:00 PM ET
HokieMacDaddy
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07/22/26 01:00 PM ET
Mine didn't see a corroded roof stove vent that leaked during a heavy rain
-- TomTurkey
Jul 22, 2026 at 04:25 PM ET
TomTurkey
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07/22/26 04:25 PM ET
Missing roof damage is pretty careless. Animal pee
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 22, 2026 at 01:11 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/22/26 01:11 PM ET
First home inspection I ever got, the inspector went up on the roof
-- Tafkam Hokie
Jul 22, 2026 at 04:58 PM ET
Tafkam Hokie
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07/22/26 04:58 PM ET
Drones have integral video, and they're precise and capable of spotting
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 22, 2026 at 05:44 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/22/26 05:44 PM ET
I paid for a separate roof inspector.
-- VaTechie
Jul 22, 2026 at 05:48 PM ET
VaTechie
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07/22/26 05:48 PM ET
When we sold our last house in CLT, the untrained kid inspector took a pic
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 22, 2026 at 06:00 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/22/26 06:00 PM ET
During field training, we heard from a veteran HI who said he'd inspected
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 22, 2026 at 12:09 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/22/26 12:09 PM ET
We sold a house about 8 years ago...
-- Vtskier1
Jul 22, 2026 at 12:43 PM ET
Vtskier1
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07/22/26 12:43 PM ET
Knowing on what and where you can plant your weight in
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 22, 2026 at 12:57 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/22/26 12:57 PM ET
The buyer was a fire fighter too... It was comical if you ask me, but
-- Vtskier1
Jul 22, 2026 at 01:20 PM ET
Vtskier1
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07/22/26 01:20 PM ET
I know someone down here who bought a 50+ year-old home with no inspection
-- vt90
Jul 22, 2026 at 12:13 PM ET
vt90
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07/22/26 12:13 PM ET
Ha. I make offers with no inspections. I know quite a bit about home
-- Coach McGuirk
Jul 22, 2026 at 01:05 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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07/22/26 01:05 PM ET
You are 1% of the home buyer demographic and seem to be unmindful of
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 22, 2026 at 02:17 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/22/26 02:17 PM ET
You are full of yourself. I know way more about homes than you have learned
-- Coach McGuirk
Jul 22, 2026 at 03:20 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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07/22/26 03:20 PM ET
I thought you worked at Publix. Maybe I was wrong. This is the first
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 22, 2026 at 03:57 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/22/26 03:57 PM ET
So you worked as a laborer. And I knew you wouldn't answer how many times
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-- Coach McGuirk
Jul 22, 2026 at 04:16 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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07/22/26 04:16 PM ET
Actually, I think what's going on here is we're too much alike. Look -
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 22, 2026 at 04:34 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/22/26 04:34 PM ET
Well, I apologize for seemingly diminishing your role. We have inspection
-- Coach McGuirk
Jul 22, 2026 at 04:43 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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07/22/26 04:43 PM ET
****e, man, this is like Ali and Frazier at the weigh-ins.
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 22, 2026 at 05:37 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/22/26 05:37 PM ET
Inspections are rare here. It's a seller's market. You ask for an
-- ModerateHokie
Jul 22, 2026 at 12:57 PM ET
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07/22/26 12:57 PM ET
Buyers order inspections*. Sometimes sellers if they’re
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 22, 2026 at 02:01 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/22/26 02:01 PM ET
??? In this market, you typically get multiple offers in the desirable
-- ModerateHokie
Jul 22, 2026 at 05:17 PM ET
ModerateHokie
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07/22/26 05:17 PM ET
No ??? necessary. Multiple offers are routine in many areas and many
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 22, 2026 at 05:51 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/22/26 05:51 PM ET
When we sold our house in Virginia the buyers did a non-contingent ...
-- vt90
Jul 22, 2026 at 01:27 PM ET
vt90
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07/22/26 01:27 PM ET
Oh yeah, last time I bought a house I had an inspector walk through with us
-- ModerateHokie
Jul 22, 2026 at 01:45 PM ET
ModerateHokie
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07/22/26 01:45 PM ET
A walk-thru is a non-contractual endeavor, and an HI could place
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 22, 2026 at 02:19 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/22/26 02:19 PM ET
?? What are you talking about.**
-- ModerateHokie
Jul 22, 2026 at 05:18 PM ET
ModerateHokie
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07/22/26 05:18 PM ET
LOL, no, wait, That was MY question to you.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 22, 2026 at 06:01 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/22/26 06:01 PM ET
An encapsulated crawlspace tells you a lot about the seller. **
-- Stork
Jul 22, 2026 at 12:37 PM ET
Stork
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07/22/26 12:37 PM ET
They have been great and took really good care of the house ...
-- vt90
Jul 22, 2026 at 12:45 PM ET
vt90
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07/22/26 12:45 PM ET
I’ve seen a lot of encapsulated crawlspace. Anyone who goes to that expense
-- Stork
Jul 22, 2026 at 12:52 PM ET
Stork
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07/22/26 12:52 PM ET
Cheaper option layer of rock dust and vapor barrier during construction
-- jdkhokie
Jul 22, 2026 at 03:03 PM ET
jdkhokie
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07/22/26 03:03 PM ET
The whole encapsulation issue is so overblown by the remediation companies.
-- Stork
Jul 22, 2026 at 03:05 PM ET
Stork
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07/22/26 03:05 PM ET
Homes with 80-year-old un-remediated crawlspaces with adequate ventilation
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 22, 2026 at 04:47 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/22/26 04:47 PM ET
The inspector said the same thing. It was rainy and extremely humid this
-- vt90
Jul 22, 2026 at 01:26 PM ET
vt90
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07/22/26 01:26 PM ET
John Wayne Gacy should have done a better job in his crawl space.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 22, 2026 at 12:58 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/22/26 12:58 PM ET
You haven’t lived until you must inspect a crawlspace where the drain line
-- Stork
Jul 22, 2026 at 01:31 PM ET
Stork
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07/22/26 01:31 PM ET
Ewwww yeah, that’s nasty.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 22, 2026 at 01:51 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/22/26 01:51 PM ET
In the end, no HI ever breaks a deal, homes do. A lot of HIs are
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jul 22, 2026 at 12:20 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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07/22/26 12:20 PM ET