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Foreclosed home tour featuring Maumee, Toledo and Perrysburg ...
Toledo Blade, OH - 21 hours ago
The tour also featured a home inspector and a lender who were available to answer questions. "It's a great opportunity to check out some homes," Alyse ...

Seven Tips for First-time Homebuyers
WCIV, SC - 22 hours ago
Inspect – Before you commit to purchasing a home, don't forget to hire a licensed home inspector to conduct a thorough assessment of the property. ...

Benefits of Buying a Fixer-upper
Monitor, TX - Jun 22, 2008
A professional home inspector can help you determine if the house is worth renovating. An inspector will tell you whether the mechanical, electrical and ...

Buy a home that was rented out
Allentown Morning Call, PA - Jun 22, 2008
To identify a diligent home inspector, he recommends you ask your real estate agent for a list of at least 10 candidates and then interview three on the ...

DAVID W. MYERS How co-buyers take title is key
Detroit Free Press, United States - Jun 22, 2008
... should make his or her proposed purchase contingent on the house first passing the inspection of a professional home inspector before the sale closes. ...

DAVID W. MYERS How co-buyers take title is key
Detroit Free Press, United States - Jun 22, 2008
... should make his or her proposed purchase contingent on the house first passing the inspection of a professional home inspector before the sale closes. ...

Valley homeowners losing money on A/C & insulation
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV), AZ - 15 hours ago
A local home inspector says some homeowners could be wasting air conditioning. According to insector Bruce Barker, the number one concern is insulation ...

Winston-Salem Journal
Check the deck
Winston-Salem Journal, NC - Jun 20, 2008
Isaac Gonzalez, a professional home inspector, prepares to give a reporter’s 18-year-old backyard deck a safety evaluation. By Julie Young Our deck is 18 ...

Is disclosure of asbestos part of home inspections? [7 hrs ago]
NewsOK.com (subscription), OK - Jun 20, 2008
AP Video DEAR BARRY: The home inspector I hired never mentioned that the floor tiles and air duct insulation contain asbestos. Shouldn't he have pointed ...

Mounting defects floor buyer
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 3 hours ago
... News Service Q. Since moving into our new home, we have found numerous defects which were not disclosed or discovered by the home inspector. ...

Largo condo fire spread quickly without attic firebreaks
Tampa Bay's 10, FL - 9 hours ago
"Have that building prior to purchase have a home inspection done and ask the home inspector, 'Can you tell me if my home has those types of protections ...

Is your home up to code? Common problems to look for
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Jun 18, 2008
By BILL GARWOOD One of the things I like best about being a home inspector is the endless variety of construction issues I encounter every day. ...

Should I Hire a Home Inspector Before I Buy?
InjuryBoard.com, FL - Jun 18, 2008
InAlabama, a person can be licensed by the State as a home inspector with verylittle experience. Someone with noconstruction experience whatsoever can take ...

Sellers, buyers scramble to comply with low-flow law
Dunwoody Crier, GA - Jun 17, 2008
... who cannot obtain water service until producing written proof from a home inspector, licensed plumber, or a Department of Watershed Inspector. ...

Tell inspector about mold or stay quiet?
Boston Globe, United States - Jun 17, 2008
If we buy this home, are we required to disclose the initial mold issue to our home inspector, or should we wait to see if he notices any evidence of mold? ...

Benefits of Buying a Fixer-upper
North Florida NewsDaily, FL - 22 hours ago
A professional home inspector can help you determine if the house is worth renovating. An inspector will tell you whether the mechanical, electrical and ...

Damage control
Danville Commercial News, IL - 2 hours ago
“The next closest (home inspector) doing this is in Chicago,” he said. Armed with a brand new Fluke thermal-imaging camera, Biggerstaff can see problems, ...

• Every home should be checked for radon gas
MLive.com, MI - Jun 14, 2008
Zolton Cohen is a Kalamazoo-based newspaper columnist and former American Society of Home Inspectors-certified home inspector. Write to Zolton B. Cohen, ...

• Every home should be checked for radon gas
MLive.com, MI - Jun 14, 2008
Zolton Cohen is a Kalamazoo-based newspaper columnist and former American Society of Home Inspectors-certified home inspector. Write to Zolton B. Cohen, ...

Trading Places, Maybe
Wall Street Journal - Jun 14, 2008
Hire a local home inspector who can assess the house's condition and visit the property at least once before you purchase it. Also, find out if the home has ...