Home inspection in Pleasantville.

How the property handles water and how it was built for the season. Pleasantville was surveyed in 1849 and grew as a shipping point after the railroad came through in 1879, and it now sits near Lake Red Rock, Iowa's largest lake by surface area. Property in that direction ranges from full year-round houses to buildings that started as seasonal use and were finished later. Anything converted gets checked stage by stage — original footings, added insulation, later additions, and whether the heating and plumbing were ever brought up to year-round duty. Private wells and septic get their own evaluation.

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.