My granddad's trick for spotting water damage before buying a house near Austin
Honestly, I was getting burned on a couple of inspection reports that missed stuff near Lake Travis. My granddad who built houses in the 60s told me to bring a marble with me to showings. Roll it across any tile floor, especially near windows and doors. If it stops and rolls back, you got a slope from settling or water rot underneath. I tried it on a place that looked perfect and the marble rolled right into the corner near the patio. Turned out the subfloor was rotting from a slow leak. Saved me maybe 8 grand at least. Has anyone else got an old school trick that actually works better than modern tools?