Home inspection in Palo.

Enough that we look for it specifically. The entire town was placed under a mandatory evacuation order by Linn County Emergency Management in June 2008, and the sewage lift station south of town was destroyed. Almost twenty years on, the traces are in the details: mechanicals relocated or replaced at once, basement finishes installed over repaired walls, replaced ductwork, and rim joists and sill plates that took water. We read those against the original construction, and we tell a buyer what to confirm about elevation and flood-zone status before closing. Linn County is EPA Radon Zone 1.

Plan on two to three hours for an average home; larger, older or multi-unit properties run longer because there is simply more to document.