| All you have to do is watch the news and you | | | | thing as knowing how to eliminate mold. |
| know about mold problems. We hear about Ed | | | | So if someone hesitates at paying these |
| McMahan suing because his moldy home killed his | | | | unreasonable prices, they become a motivated |
| pet dog. We also hear about Erin Brockovich and | | | | seller. |
| Sandra Bullock's problems with their brand new | | | | Opportunities are made from these problems. |
| moldy home. | | | | Want to find these houses? Go to your bank's |
| * Mold has been traced to people dying in moldy | | | | home loan office. Advertise in your paper. They |
| homes. | | | | are everywhere. |
| * Mold has been proven to be the leading cause | | | | Of course, you don't want to buy just every |
| of sinus infections | | | | house. You just want sick houses, not dead |
| * (Mayo Clinic 1997) | | | | houses. |
| * Mold will destroy the wood in a house. | | | | * Go into the crawlspace and stick a screwdriver |
| * Mold loves to grow on wallpaper and drywall. | | | | into the floor joists. Are they rotted? |
| * We have actually seen it grow on glass. | | | | * Look at the dry wall is it just green or is it |
| People have had to move out of these houses. | | | | falling apart? |
| Sometimes even letting the bank take back the | | | | * Is the roof sturdy? Can you see light coming |
| house because repair costs are prohibitive for | | | | through holes in the roof? |
| most homeowners. As we all know, the home | | | | * If the building isn't falling apart, you have a |
| insurance policies aren't covering these damages | | | | "diamond in the rough." |
| any more. | | | | * Contact a mold specialist. A Mycologist, not a |
| Not all people stuck with these problems give their | | | | contractor. They can walk you through eliminating |
| homes back to the bank. But many times they | | | | the mold, step-by-step. |
| are motivated sellers. And people who invest in | | | | * We know a family quoted $80,000 to fix a |
| real estate love motivated sellers. | | | | moldy home. |
| Before now, divorce created most of the | | | | They solved the problem for 85 cents. That |
| motivated sells. Move over quarrelling couples. | | | | house just needed some duct tape on their A/C |
| But the title of this article tells us that mold | | | | ductwork to cover up cat scratches. |
| creates a great investment. How can that be true | | | | * Most repairs aren't that cheap. The average |
| if mold destroys the health of the homeowner? | | | | house is around $2000 to do an $80,000 repair. |
| The answer is that mold can be fixed | | | | Contractors also tend to spray chemicals that are |
| inexpensively. | | | | more dangerous than the mold. They will often |
| The people who want to move out have been | | | | say something like this - "Its EPA approved." |
| told that it will cost up to $80,000 to get their | | | | My old EPA law instructor said that EPA approval |
| home fixed. Some people actually do spend this | | | | just means that it won't kill MOST people. |
| money and find out they still have the mold | | | | A Mycologist will use something that kills the mold |
| problem. | | | | but won't hurt the homeowner. Mycologists are |
| Why? | | | | aware of the effect of these chemicals on people. |
| Because most mold abatements are made by | | | | It is a matter of focus. Are you focused on the |
| construction companies. Many of these companies | | | | house [an inanimate object] or are you focused |
| are "mold specialists" because they have taken a | | | | on people? |
| 3 day weekend class. It takes a Mycologist up to | | | | If you can buy a house worth $100,000 for |
| 8 years of college to learn the minimum amount | | | | $30,000 and fix it up for $2,000 there is $68,000 |
| of knowledge required to understand mold in the | | | | profit. Rent the house or sell it for a profit. They |
| home. | | | | find another moldy home and do the same thing |
| Eight years versus 3 days. HHHmmmm ! | | | | again and again. |
| Knowing how to tear down walls isn't the same | | | | |