Welcome back to another episode of Chicks in Construction — the true crime podcast, construction edition! This week Mikki and Jessica kick things off with some Chicky Chat: Hector's international gallbladder surgery adventure in El Salvador (complete with translation app fails, gloveless procedures, and Juan Carlos saving the day), plus travel tales from Jess's European cruise.
Then it's on to the main story: why the prettiest flipped homes can hide the ugliest secrets. Fresh paint, brand-new floors, and gorgeous quartz countertops can conceal water damage, mold, missing permits, and structural problems that don't show up until months after closing.
As always, we're not attorneys or doctors, and this isn't legal advice — but these real cases and lessons can help you avoid becoming one of our future stories.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro & Chicky Chat (Hector's El Salvador surgery, Jess's cruise)
27:03 Getting to today's story
27:17 The dream home that's hiding secrets
29:50 The bidding war & waived inspections
36:48 Johnson v. Davis and seller disclosure law
41:41 When the inspector misses it
45:58 "As-is" doesn't mean anything goes
57:12 Rapid-fire red flags to watch for
1:01:59 Where to find us
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