What a Home Inspection Can Find
A home inspection is an extremely useful tool when buying a home. Not only will a good inspector pick up any defects in your potential dream home, but they will also give recommendations, helping you to decide on the best course of action. Without an inspection, your...
Permits as Part of a Home Purchase
What are building permits - and how can they help you avoid buying homes with major problems? When you’re out looking to find a home you love (and can afford), you rarely give a thought to its building permit history. After all, it’s information few buyers and agents...
Home Inspection
Do you know the most frequently asked questions about home inspections? Are you getting ready to buy your first home? If so, you will want to soak up everything you can about the home inspection process, especially if you're buying a fixer-upper. In the following home...
RF Safety in the Home
In recent years the explosion of new technologies has made our lives easier, more exciting, and in many ways, safer. Many everyday items use radio and microwave signals to operate. That includes such things as cellphones, cordless phones, WiFi, radio-controlled toys,...
When to Get a Mold Inspection and Test
When should a mold inspection and mold testing be considered? When visible mold is present, or there is a smell of mold. Here a mold inspection and mold test can reveal whether there is indeed elevated mold, and where it is located. There have been plumbing leaks or...
Questions to Ask When Buying a House
Before making an offer on a house, you want to be absolutely sure that it’s “the one.” But with so many options out there, how do you find your perfect match? Finding the right home involves research, so you’ll need to ask the right questions. That way you know you’re...
Air Sampling for Mold
Air Sampling for Mold Taking air samples during a mold inspection can be important for several reasons. Mold spores are not visible , and the types of mold present can often be determined through laboratory analysis of the air samples. Having samples analyzed can...
How to Prevent Home Allergies
The only thing worse than allergies is indoor allergies. Americans spend about 90 percent of their time indoors, where the concentration of pollutants can actually be two to five times higher than outdoors. Yikes! If you or your family have been sneezing,...
Risks of Lead Exposure and What to Do About Them
Q: What about the water in my community? How do I know if it’s really safe? A: The nation’s aging water infrastructure involves lead pipes or connections; while these were banned for new construction in the late 1980s, many remain in use today. Although they...
The Main Areas of a Home Inspection
When you’re buying a home, what you see isn’t necessarily what you get. The house in question will be presented in its best possible state after being staged with fresh paint, polished floors and tasteful décor. What you can’t see is the foundations, plumbing,...
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