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  • How To Be A Proactive Home Seller: Pre-listing Home Inspections
    By: Gary Ashton | - There are a large number of homes on the market at present so it can be a hard time to sell your home unless you can make your home stand out; one way that some home owners are making their properties grab sellers attention is by having a pre-listing home inspection done.

    Normally when a home is for sale, the buyers arrange for an inspector to come through and inspect the home for any problems; the list of issues is presented to the owners and then an offer might be made with a ...
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  • The Pitfalls Of Having "special Knowledge"
    By: jfarsetta | - Having special knowledge can actually be considered a pitfall. For instance, an inspector who also carries a pesticide applicators license may find himself/herself in a bind someday for failing to report conditions conducive to wood destroying insect infestation, even though he was not contracted to perform a WDI inspection.

    Why you ask? Well, it is entirely possible that the argument could be made that the inspector had specific knowledge or expertise in a specific licens ...
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  • Asbestos In The Home: To Remove Or Not To Remove
    By: Tina Fountain | - Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral with some odd qualities. It has a long fibrous crystal structure that lends itself to applications that requires a degree of flexibility and an amazing ability to withstand high temperatures. Even back in the days of ancient Rome asbestos was known for its fire-proof properties, as well as some incidence of lung issues in slaves who worked with the material. Most of the serious issues that have come to be related to asbestos mining and industry were not ...
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  • Negotiating The Home Inspection - Seven Tips For Real Estate Agents
    By: Jennifer Allan | - In many real estate markets, the home inspection can be the kiss of death to the buyer's dreams, the seller's plans and the real estate agent's commission check. Whether you work in historic neighborhoods or brand-spanking new subdivisions, becoming a master at negotiating the inspection process just may be the most important (and profitable) transaction-related skill you can develop.

    Here are some tips to getting through the process.

    First, always attend your inspe ...
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  • Most Common Problems In Home Inspections
    By: Rokai Kolam | - Home inspections are necessary to guide potential buyers of residential properties. This usually requires a report written by a qualified home inspector. The report provides a detailed description of the various parts of the house and their physical condition. Often, a checklist is used with the inspector filling up each box with his observations and recommendations.
    In the Southern California area, home inspections cover urban centers such as Los Angeles, Glendale and Pasadena among othe ...
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  • Toronto Home Inspections - Who Does The Property Inspection
    By: wsiarticles | - If you have ever bought a home, you will be familiar with a buyers inspection. Homebuyers are well advised to include a home inspection in any offer to purchase. What many homeowners dont realize is that even sellers can benefit from a home inspection.

    A home inspection is one of the most popular additions that buyers make to the offer to purchase. A buyers inspection lets the buyer know more about the home he or she is buying. Many problems with homes ar ...
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  • Wsi - Toronto Home Inspections
    By: wsiarticles | - In Toronto, home inspections are increasingly a part of buying and selling a home. When you look at the reasons why, its hard to understand why a home inspection is not a part of every Toronto residential real estate transaction. Buying a home is the largest purchase most people make. It is often listed as one of the most stressful things we do in our lives. Buying a home in the very competitive Toronto real estate market doesnt make it any easier. In many cases, Toronto hom ...
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  • Home And Building Inspection Has Many Benefits
    By: wsiarticles | - Home and building inspections are increasingly a part of a plan of regular building maintenance. While it is common wisdom that we need regular maintenance to extend the lifespan of other investments, like automobiles and machinery, without home and building inspections, we may not ever perform regular maintenance on our largest asset.

    Just like cars and capital equipment, buildings need regular maintenance so that owners can avoid unforeseen and costly surprises and get more va ...
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  • Building Inspections In Toronto Are Not Regulated
    By: wsiarticles | - A building inspection in Toronto can be done by just about anyone. Thats the problem. The building inspection industry, in Toronto and everywhere else in Canada, is not regulated by government standards or qualifications. The result is that anyone, whether or not they know anything about building inspections, construction methods or anything else about the business, can call themselves a building inspector.

    It creates an issue for building owners who depend on a building ...
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  • What Makes Home Inspections For Wort
    By: Francis Murphy | - As the whole world is under the effect of recession and economic slowdown, many people might have purchased homes last year and may not have an option for a home inspection at the time of purchase. With multiple offers flying on almost each property, offers with minimum conditions were the first to get sold and this obviously meant skipping the most important step that is the home inspection. People may soon realize the value of Home Inspections for Worth.

    Home is a valuable inves ...
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  • How To Do Home Inspections
    By: Francis Murphy | - Home is the best place to see dreams and enjoying them come true with all the members of the family. A good home reflects the goodness of the people living in it. A person works hard all through his life to have a dream home of its own. Home is the biggest and lifetime investment of a person. So while purchasing a home of your own, you need to have a look at many factors like the surroundings near the home, the locality and obviously the city. To cope up with all these essential things, consiste ...
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  • Central Fl Seller Inspections Support Buyer's Long-term Plans
    By: Antonette Valdez-Pua | - Traveling is good as it broadens the scope of ones knowledge about people, places and life per se. In some cases, a traveler would fall deeply in love with a country (and its people) he is visiting and instantly decide to purchase a home and move his family here or start one here.

    Thinking about it seems very simple and easy, but if you look at the bigger picture or how you would really like your new life in this new place to turn out in the long run, you would consider ho ...
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  • Facts About Home Inspections
    By: Dennis James | - It is a rare thing to happen for a home to be bought without any home inspection followed through first. Even if the seller is adveryising their home "as is" this doesn't mean that you can not get it inspected. If it is a house that the bank owns then a home inspection is very important. The reason for this is because the banks do not give any disclosures, and they do not know of any problems because these will have to be found all by yourself.

    There are many people that have a ...
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  • Water Damage - Leaking Faucets And Other Water Sources You Need To Repair Quickly
    By: Aydan Corkern | - You can get water damage from the faucets in your house if there is a leak around it or in the pipes going to it. It can cause some counter tops to rise and warp because the materials they are made of soak up the water. It can cause slimey scum to form around the drain pipes and it can cause a moldy or musty odor. The water damage can cause rotting, bowing, and warping to any wood of the cabinet and the wall under the sinks. If you see signs of water leakage around the base of a faucet, get it f ...
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  • Get A Home Inspection And Avoid What This Couple Did When They Bought Their First House
    By: Kate Ford | - Do you know why home inspection and buying a house go together?

    Just the other day I overheard a story about first time home buyers. When they made their offer they decided not to make it conditioned on hiring a home inspector even though their real estate agent advised them otherwise.

    They thought they could save a few hundred dollars normally charged by a home inspector. Money was scarce to begin with. So they asked their dad to inspect the house.

    A ...
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  • The Importance Of Professional Mold Inspections
    By: Aydan Corkern | - If you have ever found a bad case of mold in a home you are living in, then you probably already know the answer to that question. Did it end up costing you a bundle of money to have it removed? Did your insurance cover all of the cost? Was it an inconvenience to have your house turned upside down while the workers were investigating every nook and cranny looking for mold while you were trying to live there? This has happened to many homeowners who have lived in there houses for years. Mold is a ...
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  • Additional Inspections To Get Before You Buy That Home
    By: Greg Smith | - A standard home inspection is performed by a licensed, professional home inspector, and consists of a visual examination of a property's structures and systems. This includes all areas of the home that are easily accessible and visible, which means that crawlspaces, roofs, and attics aren't always included in the inspection; it all depends on your particular home. Gutters, chimneys, plumbing, electrical systems, insulation, and heating systems are all part of the home inspector's checklist. Some ...
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  • Finding Our Perfect Refuge
    By: Laarni Ruiz | - We spend more than the half of our days inside buildings and our homes because when we are outside, we tend to feel exposed to the dangers brought either by natures innate precarious ways or by the little disasters we created ourselves. It is close to saying that each of our homes and the buildings we go to are our refuge.

    Surprisingly, building inspections and home inspections revealed that our refuge arent actually as safe as we view it to be. For exampl ...
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  • New Jersey Nursing Homes Providing Efficient Service
    By: Bonnie Hobson | - New Jersey Nursing Homes Providing Efficient Service

    New Jersey nursing homes provide services that not all assisted living facilities offer. There are frequent nursing home inspections to ensure the homes are meeting state and federal regulations. This ensures that high-quality long term care is being provided, such as: social services, recreation and activities, therapy, good food, and individual treatment for each patient. Different activities should be included in each assi ...
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  • Lifetime Warranties: The Fine Print
    By: Devin Hansen | - Your five-year-old vinyl siding was just hit during a serious hailstorm. After the storm you go outside to survey the damage. It is pretty bad, but you think, No problem. I purchased a lifetime warranty. But when you try to make a warranty claim, the company gives you the runaround, and you are out not only the cost of the warranty but also the cost of a brand new siding job.

    Scenarios such as this are far too common. Unfortunately, many lifetime warranties on home improvement job ...
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  • Virtual Sunroom Tours: The E-z Way To Buy
    By: Devin Hansen | - Sunrooms, also known as solariums, allow homeowners to enjoy the outdoors without facing fluctuating or inclement weather conditions. Sunrooms are much more than screened-in porches, as most of them feature advanced roofing and window systems, increasing your homes energy efficiency while creating a space filled with light and warmth, even during cold winters.

    More and more, companies that design and construct sunrooms offer virtual tours and photo galleries of their work on the I ...
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  • Low-cost Remodeling To Sell Your Home Fast
    By: Devin Hansen | - If you are looking to sell your home quickly but are on a limited budget, there are dozens of easy ways to improve the look and feel of your home to increase your chances of a quick sale. You can do most of this work yourself over the period of a couple of weeks, and since you are in charge, you can give your home the look you want to make sure it sells as quickly as possible.

    1. Give every room a fresh coat of paint. This is one of the easiest, most affordable ways to give your ...
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  • Scrapbooking Your Home Remodel
    By: Devin Hansen | - Home remodeling project is a fun and easy way to preserve your memories of the process in both photos and words. Whether you are redoing your kitchen or knocking down entire walls, scrapbooking can provide you with before-and-after pictures you can show off to your friends, family, and coworkers. You will also have a physical document of the process you can keep for the rest of your life. Below are some tips and tricks for creating a home remodeling scrapbook that will be as amazing as your actu ...
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  • Storm Doors: Should I Or Shouldnt I
    By: Devin Hansen | - If you ask a door manufacturer or salesman this question, he or she will probably ask a series of questions to access your individual needs and requirements regarding the installation of a storm door. Below is a list of factors to consider when deciding whether to add storm doors to your home.

    1. Do you live in a climate with extreme cold or heat? If you live in a relatively temperate climate, your home may not need storm doors. Storm doors help to prevent cold air from penetrat ...
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  • Remodeling Never Hire Your Handyman Friend Or Relative
    By: Devin Hansen | - Perhaps you are interested in remodeling your home but you are on a limited budget. You may have a friend or relative who's performed simple repairs for you, such as plastering or painting, and he offers to do your home remodel for much less than what an established contractor might charge. You are thrilled until your roof starts leaking or your wiring fails. When remodeling your home, it is never a good idea to hire your handyman friend. Many unforeseen and potentially costly and dangerous prob ...
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  • To Move Or To Improve
    By: Devin Hansen | - Does your current home no longer suit your needs? Are you confused about whether it will be more cost efficient for you to remodel your home rather than sell your house and move? As you probably know, there is so much at stake in your choice, and making the wrong decision can wind up costing you thousands of dollars as well as time, energy, and grief. The following are six good reasons you may want to choose to remodel your home rather than move.

    1. Remodeling your home may be che ...
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  • Why Do Entry Doors Seem To Cost So Much
    By: Devin Hansen | - Home entry doors cost more than interior doors for several reasons. To ensure home security, entry doors must be much thicker and more durable than doors on the inside of a house. In addition, if entry doors are not solidly constructed, they rattle in poor weather and windy conditions and also reduce your homes energy efficiency. But getting a quality entry door doesnt have to cost you an arm and a leg. By following a few simple ideas when speaking with your contractor, you can get an energy-eff ...
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  • The Secret To A Good Looking Siding Job
    By: Devin Hansen | - You probably see it in your own neighborhood everyday: cheap vinyl siding that even the best installers cant make look good. Or perhaps the homes around yours have rotted, moldy siding, bringing down the look and property values of the entire neighborhood. In the back of your mind, you know it spells one thing: homeowners who have gotten ripped off by fly-by-night siding companies. Now you are looking to replace your own siding or add siding to your home. What should you do? Who can you trust?< ...
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  • What Home Improvement Superstores Dont Want You To Know About Your Gutters
    By: Devin Hansen | - Gutters are anything but glamorous, but they do serve a valuable purpose: managing rainwater and moisture, and routing it from your roof and away from your house. With a quality gutter system, a house will remain dry, and its siding, doors, windows, and foundation will be thoroughly protected from water damage. Granted, some roofs with broad overhangs do not require gutters, but most roofs do. What home improvement superstores dont want you to know is that their vinyl or plastic gutters they adv ...
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  • Home Inspections - Are There Qualifications?
    By: Inspector | - Home inspections are a fairly new phenomenon in Canada. There are no regulations in Canada to control who may call themselves or perform home inspections. This leaves the prospective home owner at the mercy of Real Estate agents, who usually refer a home inspector to their clients. Real estate agents are required to refer at least three home inspectors as dictated by their ethics requirements, but most typically refer their trusted inspector. Horror stories abound of home sales lost through the ...
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  • Furnace - 101
    By: Inspector | - Safety First - Always ensure that each floor of your home (including the basement level) is equipped with Smoke detectors - it may save your life!


    How does a furnace heat my home?
    In the simplest illustration, a furnace creates heat and then circulates this energy to the other parts of the house. How it creates this heat depends on the make of the furnace. Different furnaces burn different materials - some burn gas, others oil or coal. Newer furnaces create he ...
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  • Water Heater - What You Should Know
    By: Inspector | - When it comes to water heaters, homeowners usually have two basic questions: (1) Will I have enough hot water for my family's needs, and (2) how much longer will my water heater last?

    The first question, are we going to have enough hot water, is hard for anyone outside your immediate family to answer because so much depends on the number of people in your home, their ages and activities, and preferences for baths or showers.

    There are, however, some rules of thumb a ...
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  • Gfci Your Lifesaver
    By: Inspector | - If an inexpensive electrical device were properly installed in every household, nearly 70 percent of the approximately 240 electrocutions that occur every year in the US would be prevented.

    This life-saving device is called a ground-fault-circuit interrupter, or GFCI.

    An unintentional electric path between a source of current and a grounded surface is called a ground fault. Ground faults occur when current is leaking somewhere. If humans provide a path to the grou ...
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  • Roofs Materials And Flashing
    By: Inspector | - Sloped Roofs - Most roofs are sloped, and many are covered with asphalt-composition shingles. In fact, this type of material is the most common roofing material, and is used on more than eighty percent of roofs that have a moderate slope to steep slope. When the shingles are nailed in place, they resemble and function like the scales of a fish. Asphalt shingles effectively shed water down the roof.

    A roof could also have wood shakes, tile, metal or slate. The fact remains that non ...
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  • Why It's A Good Time To Purchase A Home In The Phoenix Mls Area
    By: Philip Rosenberg | - It's a Buyer's Market but it won't last forever. I am confounded why buyers are hesitant to buy in today's market.

    As of the New Year, 2007, there remains a good deal of inventory which means lots of choice but it is getting bought up even if at a slower rate than usual. Sellers in many cases have had their home on the market for several months now and are willing to negotiate. When the inventory level equals the level of buyers prices are going to rise. Start looking.

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  • Preparing Your Home For An Open House
    By: Philip Rosenberg | - Selling your home in a buyer's market. Walk your home, clean, paint and de-clutter.

    Pay special attention to the kitchen, including the inside of the refrigerator, (yes, people open up your frig.) and the bathrooms. They say, here in the Valley of the Sun, including Phoenix, Chandler, and Ahwatukee, that "woman look carefully at the kitchen and bathrooms", "and men look at the garage and the yard."

    I can not tell you the times I have shown homes with a garage th ...
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  • Selling Your Home In A Buyer's Market In The Phoenix Mls
    By: Philip Rosenberg | - Is it a buyer's market? We've all read it; more homes on the market and homes remaining on the market longer. But prices are in conflict. I've read an equal number of reports that prices are down, vs. prices are holding and in some areas even rising.

    So if you're interested in selling your home, even if prices are holding, you might ask, "How will I get my house to sell knowing there is a lot of competition?"

    There is no stock answer, but you certainly can impr ...
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  • What Is An Home Appraisal?
    By: Philip Rosenberg | - Understanding what an appraisal is, and how it is done can help maximize the appraised property's value.

    Appraisers typically do the following when appraising a home or residential property (as compared to a business). First, they research the property anyone can get from public records regarding the year the home was built, and sometimes by what builder, the size of the home measured usually in square feet, and the number of bedrooms, bathrooms, and how large the yard is. This ...
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  • Concrete Foundation Analysis
    By: Inspector | - Home inspectors, building code compliance inspectors, and general building contractors are often able to recognize possible foundation or other building problems which may be costly or dangerous, thus requiring the intervention of an expert foundation repair company or foundation design engineer. These early visitors to a building site, most often the home inspector, see a very large number of in-service field conditions leading to building failures.

    Foundation inspectors can, wi ...
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  • Your Furnace Filter
    By: Inspector | - First item to check is to make sure your filter is properly sized for your furnace. Ensure that the filter completely fills the holding area, with gaps at top, bottom or sides. Also the filter should be thick enough to seal off any avenues for air to bypass the filter. Another item to check is your owners manual for the furnace and check that you have the right style of filter for your furnace. Some people buy universal re-usable filters that might provide too much resistance for the modern hig ...
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  • Building Codes And Inspections
    By: Inspector | - As a home inspector, building code knowledge is essential. Building Codes are the bare minimum standards to which you home must be constructed. Failure to meet these standards can entail a myriad of complex problems that will plague your home until resolved. Building codes, as applicable to residential homes, mainly concentrate on the following areas: Structural, Building Envelope, Health and Safety and Fire Protection and HVAC. This areas encompass the standards to which your home should have b ...
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  • All Arizona Real Estate Buyers Should Read This
    By: Philip Rosenberg | - Kiss Your Landlord Goodbye! I'm writing this at the end of August, 2006. Information changes but this article has some good stuff in it about first time home buyer's buying from the Phoenix MLS or any Phoenix real estate for that matter. Last year at this time, I don't think a new home buyer had a chance in heck of buying a house. The investors literally invaded the Valley of the Sun including Phoenix, Ahwatukee, Chandler and Gilbert and bought everything in sight. Even legitimate home buye ...
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  • Closing Costs, How Not To Pay Any!
    By: Philip Rosenberg | - Closing costs? You mean I have to pay MORE money than I offered. Yes indeed, most of the time. Closing costs are all those fees, and impounds paid at C.O.E., close of escrow that are not part of the purchase price of the house. Fees can vary somewhat, so we can't give you solid numbers here. But if you are buying the home yourself, without the help of an agent who found the home on the Phoenix MLS, or you are using an agent you can and should negotiate closing costs. Almost every item is n ...
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  • Phoenix Mls: Professional Home Inspections, Who Cares?
    By: Philip Rosenberg | - You should care, whether you're the buyer, seller or investor. In Arizona real estate, Professional Home Inspectors are licensed and certified. They have to pass a rigorous course of work at an accredited school, then must work on the job for a minimum number of inspections working directly with a Licensed home inspector after sitting for their state exam.

    Professional inspectors usually are hired by the buyer and inspect the home that was purchased using an agent who found the ...
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  • Mould Horror Stories
    By: Inspector | - Mould Horror Stories

    As a home inspector you would like to think you are helping people who are making arguably one of the biggest purchases and investments in their life. Unfortunately you cannot protect people from themselves.

    Case and point; A little while ago I was called by an Real Estate agent that I had never dealt with before to inspect a home for her clients. I went to the home, which was a sold below market value in my opinion, and met the purchaser and t ...
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  • Common Items Found During Home Inspections
    By: Inspector | - Construction defects and safety violations are quite common and are usually very visible, but the majority of home owners are totally unaware of them. Some, in fact, like standing water by foundations, are commonly avoided by the home owner as he walks around his house. People get used to seeing things and unless educated never realize the problem. The following, therefore, is a list of common defects likely to appear in a typical home inspection report:
    1. Roofing defects, caused by agin ...
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  • Know Your Home Before You Sell!
    By: Inspector | - Do you really know your home? I have had many experiences in my combined 25 years in real estate, contracting and home inspections and there is none more difficult than when the home inspection reveals a defect the seller forgot to disclose. This defect suddenly takes on epic proportions because there was no disclosure, was it intentionally missed. Items maybe un-disclosed because of an underlying more serious problem. This can scare off skittish buyers. This is when a professional can be counte ...
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  • Why You Need A Home Inspection
    By: Inspector | - Why Do I Need An Inspection?

    Very simply, a house is the single largest investment most individuals will ever make. More and more purchasers are coming to understand the wisdom of a thorough home inspection prior to committing to its purchase. Home inspections have proven to be a positive and educational experience for prospective homebuyers. An impartial inspection by a Certified Home Inspector will provide a large measure of protection from unpleasant surprises and allow you to ...
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  • Buying A Home: What Happens Next?
    By: Julie Jalone | - The offer on the home of your dreams has just been accepted! What happens now?

    The steps below are generally what happen after the contract has been accepted by the sellers.

    Step 1: Contract Acceptance Yippee! Celebrate (briefly, and then let your Realtor get to work!)

    Step 2: Escrow Opens Selecting a title company is most often done by the sellers and the selling agent generally opens the escrow. Occasionally opening of escrow will be don ...
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