Observed arrival · 2026-09-06
The Inspector’s Manual, from 3,900 house inspections
A retired home inspector sells a practical digital manual for spotting costly problems before buying or owning a house.
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The manual uses a process-based structure rather than a general home-maintenance checklist: readers move from the listing and open house through inspection, negotiation, and the first year of ownership. Its examples are unusually operational, including sewer-scope advice, distinctions among supply-pipe materials, and separate treatment of foundations, drainage, HVAC, moisture, and amateur electrical work. The page attributes its cost comparisons to the author’s inspection files from 2009–2024, while those figures remain stated rather than independently verified.
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