Now, I understand why they adopt "no pet" policies and have already been stunned at the horror stories (and visuals) I've seen.

I realize that things that should have been noticed through visual inspection should have been assessed prior to determining my offer amount.

So I visualize my Mom there.

We pick 3 things we need to do the next day and right before bed, we close our eyes and visualize ourselves doing whatever it is that we want to get done.

I do my best to run as much water as I can during an inspection but there is no way for me to know the conditions of the pipes underground.If you review your inspection agreement I'd be willing to bet it spells out that "the home inspection is a visual, non invasive inspection of the conditions at the time of inspection".  

I have always relied on visual data in the form of time series charts to make decisions about markets.

Wow, the COPS reference is a really good visual aid, that puts it in perspective pretty well.

Disclosures/documentation: The California Association of Realtors ("CAR") prohibits flat fee agents from providing CAR forms to you unless that agent is providing full representation to one party in the transaction (which also means they must provide a visual inspection of the property).

Immediately outside of downtown is where the poverty starts, and it continues for miles until you reach the outside lines where it becomes unfathomably affluent in the Bloomfield areas.Have a look Here at this article and you can see a visual map of the demographic, truly eye opening.

Ask to see his license numbers and his insurance documents and then call to verify they are real and in good standing.Assuming you don't fire him, ask him to describe his training and experience so far and check his references from past jobs completed.Then ask who exactly will be coming to your home for each job to be performed.Who will be physically doing the painting,flooring,etc.Before work commences,ask him to show you the invoices for all materials purchased with your money and then visually verify that all the materials arrived to the job site and are not sitting in his cousins garage waiting to be used on another persons job site at your expense( theft of materials is all to common).Don't let him buy 100 gallons of paint and then only use 65 gallons and keep the rest for himself,see if it can be returned for a refund.The same with laminate flooring,carpet,bricks,pipes,and other materials bought in bulk from wholesalers.At each step,bring in an expert to inspect the work completed to see if he screwed it up and it need to be redone at his expense,not yours!!!