Upon Closer Inspection
By Brenda MasseSpecial Contributor When the seasons change, it’s a great time to do some home maintenance. Your house goes through different seasonal wear-and-tear, and it’s a good idea to clean up the old season and prepare for the new one. Here are a few examples of things that need a spring tune-up around your…
By Brenda MasseSpecial Contributor In a competitive market, you may not be able to negotiate every little thing you want, but you still need to go into a home purchase with an understanding of your future expenses, especially on the 5 major areas of the house: foundation, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and roof. In our experience, home…
By Brenda MasseSpecial Contributor In this fast-moving market, it takes a little luck to find a home in the area you want, in your price range, with the right timing if you’re selling your current home, and on and on. With so many factors at play, you may be tempted to skip the home inspection once you…
By Brenda MasseSpecial Contributor When you’re buying a home, the major areas of consideration are plumbing, electricity, HVAC, the roof, and the foundation. These are the most important (and most costly) parts of the home, so you want to gather as much info as possible in order to plan for major expenses down the road. These…
By Brenda MasseSpecial Contributor After you’ve done several thousand home inspections, some common themes emerge. People tend to neglect the same kinds of things in their homes, and of course, Mother Nature affects the homes in a particular area in the same sorts of ways. However, sometimes common issues manifest themselves in a particularly unique…