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Let the seller beware: Preinspection can help sellers in a buyer's ...
Montgomery Advertiser, AL - 22 hours ago
So said Sergio Angione of Towaco, NJ, a home inspector with the HouseMaster home inspection franchise. "It's a buyer's market," said Angione, ...

The Herald-Sun
Durham Herald Sun, NC - 3 hours ago
... a member of the Orange County Board of Education, was appointed by State House Speaker Joe Hackney to the North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board. ...

Business Notes
Annapolis Capital, MD - 20 hours ago
The video includes interviews with loan officers, a real estate agent about contract issues, as well as locating properties, a home inspector, ...

Buyers demand new roof from sellers
Chicago Daily Herald, IL - Aug 16, 2008
The people who bought the house hired a home inspector. He didn't find any problems with the condition of the roof, but he disclosed the water stains in the ...

Housing fallout: Real estate-related businesses are also feeling ...
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Aug 15, 2008
The outlook is about the same for home inspector John Riddle. "You can pretty well call any inspector now and book two days out without any problem," said ...

Keller Family Says Mold In Home Making Them Sick
CBS 11, TX - Aug 15, 2008
They had a home inspector look at the floor board. He found mold growing behind it. Jordan started sleeping and bathing in other rooms and his symptoms ...

Brenda Kellen: How do I prepare for the home inspector?
Sky Hi Daily News, CO - Aug 15, 2008
Q. The home inspector is scheduled for next week, is there anything I can do as the homeowner to prepare for the visit? A. Yes - and taking the time to ...

Before you take those keys . . .
Chicago Tribune, United States - Aug 15, 2008
Two days before closing: Do a final walk-through of the housing with a licensed home inspector, the seller or their agent so they can agree to fix any ...

House Hunting Center
Gay and Lesbian Times, CA - Aug 14, 2008
If you fall into the latter category, plan to hire a home inspector, contractor or handyman to inspect your home annually for defects that need to be ...

Paris Post Intelligencer
Business focuses on home improvement projects
Paris Post Intelligencer, TN - 10 hours ago
He is currently working on receiving a state license to become a home inspector as well. If people’s homes are damaged during a storm, he also is available ...

How old is that roof?
Boston Globe, United States - 12 hours ago
An agent is not responsible to know what a home inspector knows. That’s why, if the seller says the roof is four years old, the agent is not required to be ...

Taking the right steps to own a house
Lansing State Journal, MI - 14 hours ago
You need an insurance seller, a home inspector, a mortgage underwriter and a whole host of other fact-checkers and number-crunchers to get the deal done. ...

Getting a Home Inspection
Market-Day.net, AZ - Aug 10, 2008
Choose a qualified home inspector who has experience with residential homes– contact a national or state association of home inspectors to find members in ...

Getting a Home Inspection
Market-Day.net, AZ - Aug 10, 2008
Choose a qualified home inspector who has experience with residential homes– contact a national or state association of home inspectors to find members in ...

RealWebMarketing.net Does Web Site Upgrade for The Foundation Works
PR.com (press release), NY - Aug 10, 2008
Tom Pelletier, founder and owner of The Foundation Works, stated “For many years, I made my living as a home inspector. During that time, I inspected ...

Checking for signs of faulty drainage
Los Angeles Times, CA - Aug 10, 2008
... you can hire a geotechnical engineer. However, a good home inspector can usually let you know if there is a need for further evaluation by an engineer.

Checking for signs of faulty drainage
Los Angeles Times, CA - Aug 10, 2008
... you can hire a geotechnical engineer. However, a good home inspector can usually let you know if there is a need for further evaluation by an engineer.

Repair, don't replace, sliding glass door
MLive.com, MI - Aug 9, 2008
Zolton Cohen is a Kalamazoo-based newspaper columnist and former American Society of Home Inspectors-certified home inspector. Write to Zolton B. Cohen, ...

A home inspection is vital in estate sale purchases
Chicago Daily Herald, IL - 8 hours ago
It's particularly important, in that case, to make the deal subject to (or dependent upon) a satisfactory report by the buyer's own home inspector. ...

Realtor should have disclosed duct defect
Chicago Daily Herald, IL - Aug 9, 2008
Unfortunately, our home inspector also missed the problem because he never looked into the floor registers. Now he tells us that removing the register ...