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How to Use Your Home Inspection Report

By Brenda Masse / January 17, 2024 /

Unless you’re building a home from the ground up with an unlimited budget, there will inevitably be a few things about the home you purchase that you wish were different, or that you have to fix. When it’s time for the home inspection, it’s important to know how to use the information this tool provides.…

The Movie Christmas Vacation Needs a Home Inspection

By Brenda Masse / January 3, 2024 /

I don’t know about you, but the first week of the New Year doesn’t really count as the end of the holiday season for me. On January 1, I’m not ready to rock into the New Year with my Vision Board and my resolutions like, “Let’s do this, 2024!” For one thing, my kids are…

Will My Home Insurance Cover That?

By Brenda Masse / December 20, 2023 /

As a homeowner, all kinds of expenses come into play that you may not have expected when you purchased the home. With a home inspection, we try to remove some of those future “mystery expenses” by giving home buyers as much knowledge as possible about how everything is working in the home at the time…

Oh, the Weather Outside is Frightful(ish), Is Your Home Delightful?

By Brenda Masse / December 13, 2023 /

It’s just over a week until the official start of winter, and your house needs some love. You know how I know this? Because you are at least knee-deep in holiday planning, and ain’t nobody got time for winter home maintenance. Also, our inspectors have no shortage of work and evidence of people not up-to-date…

Avoiding Uninvited Holiday Guests: Seasonal Pest Control

By Brenda Masse / December 6, 2023 /

Nobody likes an uninvited guest, especially around the holidays. And I’m not talking about your good friends who have a standing invitation to just drop in anytime. I’m talking about the kind that just show up unannounced, eat your food, wreak havoc, and never want to leave. OK, I’m talking about pests — like the…