I never said who....and they're tripping over themselves to self identify and be offended.

The ductwork ran through the attic and with the reduced flow, the temp of the air leaving the duct on that run was well above the temp of the other ducts.The reduced flow was not really noticeable - I identified the problem by shooting the temp of all the vents with an IR temp gun.All vents had temps in the high 50's, low 60's, a vent to one room had a temp in the mid 70's - traced that vent back to the trunk and found the damper mostly closed.You couldn't see the issue without partially removing the insulated ductwork from the HVAC trunk.Any vent with an abnormally high exiting air temp compared to the rest of the vents would be an indication of a problem (damper closed, leaky duct, insulation missing from duct etc).

It is a job trying to identify the properties.

If that doesn't work, you might have to install real video and hope the perps can be identified.

You'll have to identify the comps and get solid repair estimates to pursue such a house.

One of my friends, who is a small developer, has identified an opportunity to build an office building in partnership with the owner of one of the few vacant lots in the CBD.

If all you are doing is identifying a property then you will get a lot less than someone that adds more value like a broker would.

It's been a month now and this seems to be a pattern with this guy.

Sellers tend to minimize any problems, and taking a hard look at the issues the appraiser identified is certainly in order.

All writers have skewed opinions that tend to surface in their writings, being able to identify that sometimes explains the motivation and why the statistics used were used.