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Surviving a Home Inspection - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
Surviving a Home Inspection
Wall Street Journal
This can only mean one thing: The buyer's home inspector who visited has found them ailing. Although I have written about residential real estate for years—and have done everything in my power to keep our home well-maintained—nothing buckles my ...
Inspection offers peace of mindLondon Free Press
Five ways sellers can prepare for a home inspectionLubbockOnline.com
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Don't rely on home inspectors for A/C report if buying in winter - KPHO Phoenix
Don't rely on home inspectors for A/C report if buying in winter
KPHO Phoenix
A Mesa man is angry with both his home warranty company and the home inspector he hired before buying the home over a denied repair claim. If a problem shows up on the home inspection report for any home system and you later make a claim related to ...
Aluminum wiring connections tend to come loose - Chicago Daily Herald
Aluminum wiring connections tend to come loose
Chicago Daily Herald
According to my home inspector this is a fire hazard. But he says correcting the problem in the unit I'm buying doesn't eliminate the issue entirely because the adjoining condos also have aluminum wires, and a fire in one of those dwellings could ...
Ask the Experts: What Should Home Sellers Do to Prepare for a Home Inspection? - RisMedia.com (press release)
Ask the Experts: What Should Home Sellers Do to Prepare for a Home Inspection?
RisMedia.com (press release)
There's nothing worse than a group of contractors, home inspector, buyers and their REALTOR® wandering around a yard needlessly, searching for something you know the exact location of. Lastly, please don't leave your dirty laundry in the washing ...
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Small Business Spotlight: Cedar Hill Home Inspections - Patch.com
Small Business Spotlight: Cedar Hill Home Inspections
Patch.com
After completing a week long training program, I became an intern home inspector, and had to be supervised by a licensed home inspector for 100 inspections. After completing the 100 inspections, passing the home inspector and CT Business Law exams, ...
OREP Now Offering Home Inspector E&O Insurance with General Liability ... - PR.com (press release)
OREP Now Offering Home Inspector E&O Insurance with General Liability ...
PR.com (press release)
San Diego, CA, April 14, 2013 --(PR.com)-- OREP (Organization of Real Estate Professionals), a nationwide real estate insurance agency now in its 12th year, is proud to announce that its Home Inspector E&O Insurance Program now includes General ...
Home Inspector Earns Credits - Jamestown Post Journal
Jamestown Post Journal
Home Inspector Earns Credits
Jamestown Post Journal
Home Inspector Earns Credits. April 14, 2013. The Post-Journal. Save | Comments (1) | Post a comment |. Rick Haggmark, ASHI-certified inspector, with Rick's Southern Tier Inspection, LLC, serving Western New York and Pennsylvania, recently attended the ...
Buying a home in Canada - Ottawa Sun
Buying a home in Canada
Ottawa Sun
When you are buying a home, it's important to have the right team of professionals on your side including a home inspector to advise on the condition of the home, a lawyer to help protect your interests and a lender or mortgage broker who can arrange ...
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Ask the Inspector: Deck construction violations persist - Leader-Telegram
Ask the Inspector: Deck construction violations persist
Leader-Telegram
Older decks would have spacing of just less than 6 inches, but you need to follow current standards when remodeling. Duerkop is a licensed home inspector and serves as president and education director of the Wisconsin Association of Home Inspectors for ...
Can you trust your home inspector? - U-T San Diego
Can you trust your home inspector?
U-T San Diego
Linda Lee, president of the Greater San Diego Association of Realtors, is the author of this guest post. The U-T San Diego will periodically feature real estate advice columns from the association in this blog. You are ready to make one of the most ...
Home inspector doesn't want buyers at inspection - Chicago Daily Herald
Home inspector doesn't want buyers at inspection
Chicago Daily Herald
Home inspector doesn't want buyers at inspection. Article. text size: AAA. By Barry Stone. Q. We've just made an offer on a house, and our agent gave us a list of home inspectors. Two of the inspectors that we called sound knowledgeable, but they ...
To Protect Consumers, Pre-Purchase Home Inspections Should Be Regulated ... - Marketwire (press release)
To Protect Consumers, Pre-Purchase Home Inspections Should Be Regulated ...
Marketwire (press release)
Yet, nothing ensures consumers that the home inspector selected has the proper qualifications. No consistent training is required for this profession: anyone can claim to be a home inspector. Although most inspectors' associations require some ...
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Housing Juggernaut Seen Spurring New US Jobs - Businessweek
Housing Juggernaut Seen Spurring New US Jobs
Businessweek
Paul Laney landed a job two months ago as a home inspector in Woodstock, Georgia, as the city added staff to oversee a growing residential construction industry. “I am really ecstatic about it,” said Laney, 52, who closed his own contracting business ...
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Combustion Air Ducts, Part III: A Direct Connection to the Return Plenum - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Combustion Air Ducts, Part III: A Direct Connection to the Return Plenum
Minneapolis Star Tribune
As a home inspector I don't get hung up on code requirements, but as long as I'm blogging about this topic, it's worth mentioning that the Minnesota State Mechanical Code no longer allows the combustion air duct to be connected to the return plenum ...
5 Questions to Ask When Hiring a Home Inspector - Fox Business
5 Questions to Ask When Hiring a Home Inspector
Fox Business
The home inspection process is a key step to buying a home since often offers are contingent on its findings, so working with the right inspector is important. After all, you don't want to buy a home only to find out the inspector missed the cracks in ...
BC couple 'tricked' into buying unlivable house - CBC.ca
CBC.ca
BC couple 'tricked' into buying unlivable house
CBC.ca
The couple spent more than $40,000 in emergency repairs and are now suing seller Fiona Perrin, realtor Sharon Black and home inspector Brad Pears, who they say all lied in order to make a quick sale. "We spent a lot of money for a house that basically ...
Open House Checklist: Items To Focus On - W*USA 9
W*USA 9
Open House Checklist: Items To Focus On
W*USA 9
INSPECTION: If you fall in love with the home for sale, then make sure before to get a home inspection by a licensed home inspector. FINANCES: You need to talk to a lender prior to looking so you can be prepared to move quickly. EXPENSES: Before you ...
Beebe announces 35 board appointments and commissions - The City Wire
Beebe announces 35 board appointments and commissions
The City Wire
Lowell Coomer, Fort Smith, to the Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board. Appointment expires Jan. 26, 2015. Replaces Daniel Broughton. Al Davis, Little Rock, reappointed to the Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board. Appointment expires April 1, ...
Home Inspection Workshop Monday Apr 15, 2013 - Ottawa Start (press release)
Home Inspection Workshop Monday Apr 15, 2013
Ottawa Start (press release)
Nathan Weinstock, Registered Home Inspector with AccuChex Inspections, will lead a workshop on Home Inspection Tips and Helpful Hints. This seminar will be of interest to home owners, home buyers and sellers, and those concerned with new home ...
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Five questions with … Hank Lobdell, home inspector - Tbo.com
Five questions with … Hank Lobdell, home inspector
Tbo.com
Five questions with … Hank Lobdell, home inspector. Photos. Published: April 4, 2013. SOUTH TAMPA - Today we chat with Hank Lobdell, owner of A Buyer's Choice Home Inspections in Tampa. A former regional vice president for Winn Residential, he lived ...