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Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS, South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker! (Fathom Realty Washington LLC)

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Spirit Messingham
Tierra Antigua Realty - Tucson, AZ
Third Generation Full-Time Realtor® 520 471-6900

A bombshelter.  Buyers thought it was neat and planned on keeping it, let the kids use it.   Intersting question!

Mar 30, 2015 05:32 AM
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Andy Madrid
Hawaii Coast Realty, LLC - Kailua-Kona, HI
Expertise, Professionalism, and Service

How about a dead body? I was representing a buyer of a rural property and during one of our inspections we discovered that the seller had fell into a well and died. Needless to say it was quite traumatizing but the buyers moved forward. However the county and state got involved and the well was condemned.

Mar 30, 2015 05:18 AM
Rainmaker
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Kathy Akers, ABR CRB CRS GRI
Fathom Realty NC LLC - Rocky Mount, NC
Your Trusted Real Estate Advisor

Paul, that is quite a find.  I have not had anything that interesting, however, one of the local inspectors did find a hand grenade and had to stop the inspection and wait for the bomb squad to come dispose of it.

Mar 30, 2015 05:07 AM
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Responding to an old Q -

Once we did find a major potential structural issue and buyers decided to walk away from the sale.

Apr 08, 2018 09:38 PM
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Well, I can not compete with that...A 12 foot python about 10 years ago is the best I can do.

Mar 30, 2015 06:41 AM
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Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

I was with the inspector and the Buyers when I discovered a coiled up wire tucked away behind the microwave and under the cabinets.  Come to find out, it was a live wire that was not capped off.  The Buyers still bought the house after they had the sellers fix it.

Mar 30, 2015 01:27 PM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Well I can't match that find. I did have an inspector find several snake skins under the house while inspecting. He wasn't under there long but it did freak him out.

Mar 30, 2015 01:17 PM
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Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

On another Occasion

I had a Seller who did a home inspection on his rental that his tenant had just moved out of. The tenant said he had a couple of things left in the garage but we were free to inspect the house.

It was a mess.  The inspector was checking a loose floor board and uncovered 3 pipe bombs, a couple of hand guns and what appeared to be flash/bang grenades. We got out and called 911...

Mar 30, 2015 12:10 PM
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Scott Seaton Jr. SLS Home Insp
SLS Home Inspections-Kankakee Will Iroquois Grundy Counties - Bourbonnais, IL
The Home Inspector With a Heart!

Pot farm in the basement on one, and a loaded assault rifle stuffed in the attic, of a home that had been broken into. 

Mar 30, 2015 11:21 AM
Rainmaker
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Russ Ravary ~ Metro Detroit Realtor call (248) 310-6239
Real Estate One - Commerce, MI
Michigan homes for sale ~ yesmyrealtor@gmail.com

That was a chunk of cash.  I wouldn't mind seeing the seller get that money back.

Mar 30, 2015 11:00 AM
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Robert Bob Gilbert
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Anderson Properties - Katy, TX
Your Katy TX ( West of Houston) Real Estate Expert

Paul, I wish I had a good one for you but just plain old mundane normal stuff.. I did find a HUD home where someone was living unapproved of course in the attic but I found it and not during an inspection. I am not sure that supposed home ever sold!! 

Mar 30, 2015 07:55 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Did the inspector get a reward for the discovery?  He deserves it!

Mar 30, 2015 07:51 AM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

A flooded basement can be a major challenge. I have not yet found bags of cash.

Mar 30, 2015 06:59 AM
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Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

HA!  An 8 foot black snake curled in the basement crawl space.  Then in the home inspection, we found that the attick was full of them. 

 

Mar 30, 2015 06:53 AM