Lowe Curtis

Home buying red flags and house upkeep from a retired home inspector

US home buyers, first-time buyers, sellers and homeowners who want to avoid costly house problems (inferred from titles, descriptions and the store page).

• Realistic avatar
• A photorealistic older man with a grey beard, wire-rimmed glasses and a dark plaid flannel shirt, close to the camera and pointing at a house, water heater or sump pit.

A numbered list of mistakes, regrets or red flags in houses, opened with '31 years inspecting' credentials, with what to check yourself, what it costs and when to call a pro, plus a mid-video kit plug and QR code.

• Houses and features buyers regret
• Home inspection issues before closing
• Water, basement and plumbing upkeep
• Alternative housing (tiny and container homes)
• Flips, foreclosures and land red flags

• [N] Types of Houses You Should NEVER Buy
• [N] Reasons You'll REGRET Buying [a Tiny Home]
• Stop [Doing X] — Do This Instead
• [N] [Sump Pump] Mistakes That Can Flood Your Basement
• [N] Houses You Should Avoid If You Want to Retire Rich

The grey-bearded presenter close up on one side, pointing at the house, container home, water heater or sump pit; bold 2 to 4 word caps in white, yellow or red ('DON'T DO IT', 'BIG REGRETS!'), with price tags or red arrows on some.

• Counter-advice hook: 'Stop Flushing Your Water Heater — Do This Instead' has 15,514 views, about 67% of the channel's 23,061 total views
• Warning framing: 14 of 20 titles use words like NEVER, REGRET, Avoid, Mistakes or Stop; the next three most viewed videos (4.5k, 2.7k, 1.5k) use it too
• A credential repeated in most sampled descriptions and openings: 31 years and over 11,000 homes inspected in the Ohio Valley
• Steady output: 19 uploads from Sep 6 to Oct 16 (about 4 a week), 11 to 27 min each, 14 of 20 titles numbered
• The presenter points or gestures at the problem in 6 of 6 thumbnails, over the house or fixture in question