What are the 5 top tips for fireplace safety?

 MLS listings are full of euphemisms and coded language that can hint at issues the seller (or listing agent) might not want to outright say. Here are some hidden red flag keywords in real estate listings to watch for, especially in MLS descriptions & Let your inspector determine how the MLS should read

by Nick Gromicko, CMI® and Kate Tarasenko  Have you ever broken something at a home during an inspection?  We’re not talking about accidentally knocking over a vase or putting a gouge in a doorframe with your toolbox.  We’re talking about snapping the handle off a hose bibb (see image below), turning on a dishwasher that leaks all over the floor, putting your hand through the water-damaged tile wall in a shower, making a big hole in a rotten window sill with your screwdriver, and similar mishaps.  If this has ever happened to you, and your first instinct is to calculate a discount on your service fees while offering profuse apologies, it’s time you reframed the situation. Your client shouldn’t be upset with you; they should be thanking you!  

Infrared inspections

Okay — this is a good one. Let’s go straight to the point.

This is just my 2 cents on contractors, not all of them but most. They could never run a successful home inspection business below is what it takes.

Pest-proofing your home involves sealing entry points, reducing attractants, and maintaining cleanliness. Here’s how to keep pests out effectively:

Pests can enter a home through various small openings, often unnoticed. Here are the most common ways they get inside:

Leaving a home vacant for 43 days can lead to several potential issues, including:

Home sellers may not always be accommodating during the inspection period for several reasons:

When we post videos of stuff that is wrong it is hilarious regarding the comments/stupid ones from people mostly men who think they actually know what they are talking about. Now some do know there stuff but out of 500 comments it is useally two or three that get it right. The ones that are wrong in their comments are the ones who have always been doing it wrong, which is why home inspections were invented in my eyes

Flipped homes are often (99% of the time) poorly done because the primary goal of many flippers is to maximize profit in the shortest amount of time, most do not know anything about construction, homes, doing the right thing, building standards etc.