{"id":872,"date":"2016-11-24T11:19:38","date_gmt":"2016-11-24T01:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspectmyhome.com.au\/blog\/?p=872"},"modified":"2018-04-23T16:18:27","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T06:18:27","slug":"hot-spot-property-lemon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspectmyhome.com.au\/blog\/hot-spot-property-lemon\/","title":{"rendered":"How to identify structural damage and pest problems when buying property"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>How to spot a property lemon<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While we always recommend having a Building &amp; Pest Inspection carried out by an independent and reputable inspector it is always good<!--more--> for prospective buyers to know what to look for when searching for their dream home.<\/p>\n<p>Inspect My Home have professional inspectors who are qualified to carry out full property inspections.\u00a0If you are unsure of a properties condition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspectmyhome.com.au\/contact.html\">contact<\/a> the team at Inspect My Home to\u00a0assess your house.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.domain.com.au\/living\/spot-property-lemon\/\" target=\"blank\">READ ARTICLE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-889 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspectmyhome.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Inspect-logo-55x25v2-400dpi-300x136.jpg\" alt=\"Inspect My Home Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inspectmyhome.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Inspect-logo-55x25v2-400dpi-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inspectmyhome.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Inspect-logo-55x25v2-400dpi-768x349.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.inspectmyhome.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Inspect-logo-55x25v2-400dpi.jpg 866w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to spot a property lemon While we always recommend having a Building &amp; Pest Inspection carried out by an independent and reputable inspector it is always good<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4,6,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brisbane","category-gold-coast","category-sunshine-coast","category-toowoomba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How To Identify Problems When Buying Property - Inspect My Home<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to identify a property with problems before you buy. 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