It's like, is it a problem? Because sometimes it is, sometimes it

isn't.

I love that question because I always try to explain to people.

Is mold a problem? I like to say mold is actually a symptom of a problem.

Mold is the result of something else that screwed up.

Maybe they didn't ventilate your attic correctly.

Maybe the vents from the bathrooms or the kitchens or the whatever are all venting in the attic and causing it over the moisture.

favorite.

so maybe it's 10 minutes but i i'll tell you this we go through it yep if it's buyers that have done this many times they can identify it and it seems to be much less terrifying if it's new and they hear asbestos it's like panic city i'm really curious on just the general challenge

Well, let me put it this way.

When I tell people, and I try to bridge it very carefully because asbestos is like one of those big buzzwords.

It's a word that just scares the ever-loving hell out of people.

Let's start for a second.

What is asbestos? Asbestos is a mineral.

It was mined from the earth.

Because I've got a couple different,

Maybe we can chat knob and tube to start because I know

you brought some stuff.

I brought a whole bag full of tricks that anybody who's familiar with me in these podcasts have probably seen before.

But I mean, you're going to get into something like, for example, knob and tube.

Knob and tube is a big, well, let's talk about, well, first of all, why is it called knob and tube? I mean, there it is directly in front of your face.

Uh, knob and tube is one of the original incarnations of wiring.

Now, one of the things you'll notice about it is a, you've got knobs and the knobs were meant to support the wire over spans.

Oh,

No.

This is actually interesting.

I worked in law enforcement for the first sort of incarnation of my life.

Let's call it chapter one.

And when I was buying houses, I grew up as a very handy Italian guy.

You know, knew a lot about houses, knew a lot about things.

But when you're buying houses...

And you're like, we're not doing that.