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 Why is That Home Falling Apart? Contributed by Frank Schulte-Ladbeck on April 24, 2008 My son conducted a survey amongst his friends recently. Someone asked if he knew his neighbors. He does, but he found that the questioner did not. He started to ask his fellow students if they knew their neighbors to find that most people do not. He reported his results to my wife and me over dinner with considerable surprise. My wife told him that he should realize that he is fortunate. I like taking walks through my neighborhood with my daughter. We go through most of my subdivision and the one next to us. Being an inspector here in Houston always causes you to examine the homes along the route. I have offered advice and help to some of my fellow residents, so in that way I have come to know them. I never could understand why some simple maintenance is not carried out on a home, but there are a few that need help. With foreclosures rising, these vacant homes have become the sites of various criminal activity from theft of the home's components to the house being used for various illicit purposes. This kind of activity will not stop, unless other homeowners start contacting the police when they see unusual activity. Watching out for an empty home is in your best interest, because if the situation becomes bad, your home's value can decrease. The problem occurs that some homes that appear vacant, and that are starting to fall apart, are not foreclosed or vacant homes. The elderly who have found their finances to be tight have also let their homes deteriorate. When I saw a home that was greatly in need of repair, I thought this might be the case. I had seen lights on at times, but no one ever seemed to come out. At one point a young man came to live at the home too, and a few repairs were done, so I thought this may be a grandson coming to take care of a grandparent. Read the rest of 'Why is That Home Falling Apart?'... Comments: 0 More posts: Up in Smoke: A look at common problems with chimneys Retro Fitting Your Windows for Energy Efficiency Keeping Your Drinking Water Safe Read more recent blog posts... |
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