{"id":612206,"date":"2009-12-19T14:49:51","date_gmt":"2009-12-19T19:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/house-hunter-tool-kit\/"},"modified":"2009-12-19T14:49:51","modified_gmt":"2009-12-19T19:49:51","slug":"house-hunter-tool-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/612206","title":{"rendered":"House Hunter Tool Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you go to look at a home, you sort of assume there will be some basics \u2013 light, cleanliness and water in the pipes instead of all over the floor.&#160; Unfortunately, whether you are looking at million dollar properties people are still living in or a five thousand dollar property that has been repossessed, these things aren\u2019t always going to happen. The thing is, realtors should be ready for anything, but I have only met a few who are really prepared. So, it is up to the buyer to be prepared for all the bizarre stuff that could happen when you are house hunting. <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blisstree.com\/files\/2009\/12\/househuntingkit.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px;border-top: 0px;border-left: 0px;border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"164\" alt=\"house hunting kit\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blisstree.com\/files\/2009\/12\/househuntingkit_thumb.jpg?resize=244%2C164\" width=\"244\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>When I go to look at homes, especially foreclosed properties, I bring along a house hunting tool kit. The items in my kit include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good, sturdy flashlights. <\/li>\n<li>Rubber boots in case I want to head into a dark, iffy basement. <\/li>\n<li>Gloves.<\/li>\n<li>First aid kit.<\/li>\n<li>Screwdriver and wrench just because you never know when you\u2019ll wish you had them. <\/li>\n<li>Hand sanitizer and hand wipes.<\/li>\n<li>Face mask in case I suspect there might be some mold.<\/li>\n<li>Camera.<\/li>\n<li>Notebook and pen.<\/li>\n<li>Walking stick to test floors and stairs before I step on them.<\/li>\n<li>Rags.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now, if I am looking by myself, I don\u2019t need stuff like the rubber boots or walking stick. I say it looks like too much for me to handle and move on. But if I\u2019m looking with someone who wants to take on a big rehab, I do sometimes need the extra gear. <\/p>\n<p>Do you have a house hunting kit you use?<\/p>\n<p>Photo: SXC<\/p>\n<p>Post from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\">Blisstree<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/house-hunter-tool-kit\/\">House Hunter Tool Kit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you go to look at a home, you sort of assume there will be some basics \u2013 light, cleanliness and water in the pipes instead of all over the floor.&#160; Unfortunately, whether you are looking at million dollar properties people are still living in or a five thousand dollar property that has been repossessed, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":388,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4821],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-612206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9NivD-2zgi","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/388"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=612206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612206\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=612206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=612206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=612206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}