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Case StudiesReal inspections. Real findings. Real leverage.
Three metro-Atlanta homes — a renovated flip, a 1920s original, and newer construction — and what an independent inspection turned up in each. No staging, no spin: the findings exactly as reported, and what they meant when it came time to negotiate.
Three homes we inspected
Each one looked one way on the surface. Each inspection told the real story. Names and addresses removed — the findings are reported as-is.
Move-in ready on top. Rotting through underneath.
A top-to-bottom renovation hid a rotted-through floor joist, an unsupported wall, a cut structural beam, crawlspace mold, and a failed water heater.
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A fixer-upper that was failing, roof to foundation.
What looked like a cosmetic fixer was failing underneath — water-damaged framing, a moving foundation, a separating chimney, and a full-house electrical rewire.
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Freshly painted top to bottom — and quietly unsafe.
A three-story intown home that showed move-in ready hid a cluster of safety defects: windows painted shut over fire exits, an unsealed firebox gas line, a defeated furnace safety switch, and more.
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