Found a crack pipe while inspecting a home in the 7th ward.  This area is just North of the French Quarter.  As you can imagine it was a run down property in a pretty sketchy neighborhood.  Yes, I felt like I needed a gun. I didn't even know it was a crack pipe until the buyer pointed it out.  I took his word for it.  This picture was taken from the attic, through a very large hole in the ceiling.  It was sitting on the top of the bathroom door framing boards.  Even though the property was only selling for $1500 it had three units, so it was a big pay day for me.  Crack pipe and all, I'll take that inspection any day.

I just love it and can't get over all the chickens I see in New Orleans when I'm on home inspections. I swear there is no other large city in the U.S. with as many chickens.  They're funny. I'll never get tired of chicken talk.  There were about 15 chickens in this pen along with about 5 ducks.  Somebody is eating well.

Prelisting Inspections are smart!  Folks living in this home in Metairie had me inspect it 1 year before they plan on putting it on the market.  They are being proactive and planning for the future.  I alerted them to several deficiencies that they said they would work on in the coming months.  That way when it's on the market and it gets inspected, there won't be many issues or road bumps during the negotiating process and things will go smoothly.  Buyers won't be threatening to "walk away from the deal".  They said all this, not me.  But they are right, its just simple logic.