[EVO X]

Foundation integrity should be viewed similar to the potential for metal fatigue of the fans in jet aircraft engines... one doesn’t know that a problem exists until essentially it fails

I have a relative who bought a house some years ago. One of the basement walls was bad. It ended up costing close to 6 figures to fix it. My take is the home appraiser was a total hack.

[hecticskeptic]

My take is the home appraiser was a total hack.
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I wouldn’t hire a ‘home appraiser’ or any other type of ‘home inspector’. What is a far better approach is to bring in specialists... hopefully ones that you already know and trust. Taking this approach might cost a bit more money but I would rather get a report from a licensed electrician, a licensed plumber and a structural engineer than I would from some generalist who perhaps has no direct experience in any of those three areas. As for everything else, I’d rather be doing the inspection myself..

[Elsie]

The entire house could have been jacked up and the basement replaced for less than that!