Isn’t Most Mold Inspection And Remediation A Scam.?
Friday, October 30th, 2009 at
9:28 pm
Home inspectors always seem to find some evidence of mold and refer buyers to another company. They charge buyers even more money and always find mold. They then extort more money from the sellers for some phony remediation. Buyers and sellers get screwed, home inspectors make money from kickbacks and mold companies laugh their way to the bank. The truth is mold is everywhere! True “toxic mold” is very, very rare.
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Yes it’s often a scam…whenever money is changing hands more people want to get a piece of it - especially in this economy.
There are a lot of people that agree with you. And I agree that mold is everywhere.
Some people are highly allergic to mold of certain types. I certainly can tell you when whatever mold I am allergic to is present, but I just have inconvenient symptoms, not debilitating.
I have seen a few places that had severe mold growing that were not noticed because the mold existed inside the walls, and only a small area was showing on the outside surface of a wall. In one case, when the wall was opened and the extent of the problem was revealed, it was a deal killer. It was nasty. The seller couldn’t give the house away.
What you describe IS a scam. I guess the best way to avoid being scammed is to get 2 opinions. One opinion from a municipal inspector whose only job is to inspect for mold. And one opinion from a private inspector. Do the private guy 1st. If he says you got mold, then do the city inspector. Tell him what the private guy said. I would go with the city inspector. He doesn’t want to mess around and put is job in jeopardy.
Home inspectors are trained to inspect, but not qualified to repair. If an inspector finds a leaking pipe, would you expect him to repair it? Toxic mold in a generic term. Any mold can cause health problems.
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