Buying a Meth House


When I think "home inspection", things like roof condition, adequacy of insulation, foundation cracks, and furnace age come to mind.

Not methamphetamine.

But, meth is apparently something that should be looked into:

"Home inspectors do not routinely test for meth, even though its presence can lead to nausea, diarrhea, body aches, coughing and breathing issues."

"Testing for meth is not part of a standard pre-sale home inspection in Indiana or any other state."

"The easiest ways to spot contamination, she said, are spills or the haphazard dumping of materials used to make the drug, including acids and solvents.  But the bigger problem — responsible for health hazards that often remain unseen — comes from smoking, or the final stage of the manufacturing process when drug-makers introduce a gas that turns the toxic liquid brew into a solid. Residue from the smoke and gas bubbles permeates rooms and sticks to walls, cabinets and other surfaces."

Yikes!

Keep the dog from licking the wallpaper.

Out for now.......

Matt