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Melbourne man discovers extensive model train network underneath house

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402 points cfcfcf | 1 comments | 30 Jun 25 23:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | source
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wrs ◴[01 Jul 25 00:11 UTC] No.44429287[source]▶
This is fantastic. But wow, the home inspector was really phoning it in that day!
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emmelaich ◴[01 Jul 25 06:04 UTC] No.44431048[source]▶
Home inspectors (at least in Australia) are next to useless and expensive. The one I bought a report from never looked under the house or in the attic.
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1. dpb001 ◴[01 Jul 25 13:26 UTC] No.44433699[source]▶
In the US the quality has varied widely over the few houses I’ve purchased over the years. I’m also skeptical of their aligned interests. In the US most home purchases take place with a real estate agent involved. An inspector that adds friction to the process won’t get recommendations from agents.