Home inspection in Schleswig.

They can. When Schleswig was laid out in 1899, early sidewalks were built on beer barrels to raise them above low ground, which tells you the plat has real dips. Houses in those low spots and below neighboring lots collect surface water, and the town's roughly 830 residents live on ridges and hollows cut into loess and glacial till. Lot grading, gutters and downspouts, foundation walls for stains and cracks, window wells, and the sump pump are worth checking. Crawford County is EPA Radon Zone 1, so a 48-hour radon test is a sensible add-on.

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.