Home Inspection News

Homefix: Don't be a flake when it comes to shoveling snow off a roof
Sioux City Journal
The majority of homes I have inspected over the past 30 years have been constructed to withstand this type of added weight, normally close to 20 psf. You can hire a home inspector or a carpenter to check your attic and roof bracing to make sure it will ...

A real estate investing guide for 2012
Washington Post
Especially for the first-time investor, the first step in buying a single- family home as an investment is to conduct a thorough and professional home inspection. You should accompany the inspector so he can show you the home's “bones” and point out ...

Darien Home Inspector Finds Little Problems Before They Become Big Problems
Patch.com
Prince used this opportunity to take his career in a different direction, starting his own business in Darien doing home inspections. He invested his separation pay in his own education, working at various print jobs to support his family.

Should Real Estate Agents Attend The Home Inspection?
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Many real estate agents don't attend their buyer's home inspection because someone has told them that this increases their liability. I completely disagree. It's their conduct at the inspection that puts them at risk, not their presence.

Home repairs: Which jobs come first?
CNN
"There's no homeowner's manual that tells you when to do what," says Naperville, Ill., home inspector and structural engineer Mark Waldman. Emergencies aside, the project that could cause the most damage and expense if left unfixed is the priority.

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Your Place: More about dampness in Shore home
Philadelphia Inquirer
Home inspector/engineer Harry Gross in Cherry Hill reminded me that we once talked about sealing off the crawl-space vents with vapor barrier and insulated walls as the best approach for this region. But when there is a lot of moisture, as there may be ...

Health department puts inspection reports of nursing homes online
The Tennessean
With a prod from the federal government, the state Health Department has posted on its web site thousands of pages of inspection reports on licensed nursing homes across the state. The posting marks the state's effort to come into compliance with a ...

Washington Times
Cover story: Greater contract clarity helps everybody
Washington Times
“There was often a question after a home inspection generated a list of things that needed to be fixed whether each item fell under a 'required repair' list or whether it was a negotiable item,” said Greg Ford, an associate broker with Keller Williams ...

Closer Inspection: At Frederick Douglass's home, the man behind the icon
Washington Post
Yet a visit to his home makes the historic figure more approachable. — Kris Coronado National Park Service interpretive ranger Ka'mal McClarin says Douglass wrote portions of his last autobiography, “The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass,” in his ...

Kansas City Star
Louisiana Monkey Owners Urged To Return Home
CBS Local
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Wildlife officials have a message for a couple who fled Louisiana with their four monkeys out of fear their animals would be confiscated: Come home and let us inspect your cages and monkeys. Jim and Donita Clark fled their home in ...
Monkey owners become 'refugees'6abc.com
AP Enterprise: Monkey owners flee La. crackdownDeseret News

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DILLHYON v. DUNN
Leagle.com
4 The inspection contingency of the Offer to Purchase provided that the offer was "contingent upon a Wisconsin registered home inspector performing a home inspection of the Property, and an inspection, by a qualified independent inspector, ...

Prepare for closing costs when buying a home
Orangeville Citizen
Many homebuyers choose to have a home inspection done prior to finalizing their offer to purchase. Some lenders require a professional home inspection as well. There are several types of insurance that may be required when buying your home.

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Personal care home to close
Allentown Morning Call
The state also cited another reason for the licensing denial, that it had found violations during home inspections. Bale said the state later rejected an application last year from Kademani's husband to operate a personal care home at the same address ...

Belmont College offers online courses
New Philadelphia Times Reporter
The online offerings will include home inspection courses, as well as IRS tax-preparation courses. These classes are completely web-based and can be taken at the students' convenience, when and where they want. Registration for the spring quarter is ...

Ask the Home Inspectors: Why even order a home inspection?
Victoria Advocate
Online, they found a cozy-looking home in a nice neighborhood. The couple scheduled a walk-through at once. A day later, the Victorias put in an offer to buy the home. Instead of hiring a home inspector, though, the couple opted to save a bit of money ...

Kansas City Star
La. monkey owners in hiding urged to return home
Houston Chronicle
CAIN BURDEAU, AP NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Wildlife officials have a message for a couple who fled Louisiana with their four monkeys out of fear their animals would be confiscated: Come home and let us inspect your cages and monkeys. Jim and Donita Clark ...
Monkey owners become 'refugees'6abc.com
AP Enterprise: Monkey owners flee La. crackdownDeseret News

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Detroit Fire Department expands program offering free winter fire safety home ...
Detroit Free Press
By Tammy Stables Battaglia The Detroit Fire Department is expanding a program offering free winter fire safety home inspections and smoke alarm installation in response to the annual seasonal uptick of winter house fires. Detroit Fire Department Fire ...
Detroit seeks to prevent fire deaths, cut costsMichigan Radio

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Earn AIR MILES® reward miles with a Mike Holmes Inspection
Canada NewsWire (press release)
The partnership means that Mike Holmes Inspections clients now have the opportunity to earn AIR MILES ® reward miles on their home inspection service. All homeowners who book and receive a Mike Holmes Inspection Essential package can now earn up to 50 ...

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County to wait on more extensive radon testing
Estherville Daily News
by Michael Tidemann - Staff Writer , Estherville Daily News The Emmet County Board of Supervisors Tuesday decided to wait on having an inspection firm do a more extensive radon inspection in the law center basement. While Matt Popken of Advantage Home ...

Ending retrofit rebate program stings
London Free Press
But replacing its original wood-frame windows, skimpy insulation and old air-conditioner will have to wait - the feds unexpectedly cancelled a hugely popular energy-retrofit program on Saturday, the day before her home inspection.