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INDUSTRY NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HOME INSPECTORS, INC.
Your ASHI member profile is one of the best tools in your marketing toolkit to connect with potential clients, and give them a snapshot of your services and unique offerings.
By: ASHI Staff
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Your client relies on you for your expertise. You provide an impartial review of the safety and sound condition of their home. You know how important regular maintenance is for a home. Pass your knowledge along to your clients.
By: Website Inspect.com
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Cybercrimes happen more often than we think. As home inspection business owners, we used to think of cybercrime as someone getting a hold of our credit card number. Today, cyber thieves are more sophisticated and small businesses are being taken advantage of more than ever. Most times, these losses are never reported in the news.
By: Rick Bunzel
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Basement block walls require close scrutiny during your inspection because they can fail in many ways. Let’s focus on one: horizontal movement.
By: Tom Feiza
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Home inspections are a normal part of the buying and selling process. Most people ask for an assessment as a contingency to their offer. If the professional uncovers damage, the buyer can renegotiate or pull out of their contract. These inspections are crucial since they can find significant issues with a property.
By: Rose Morrison
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Measuring performance is important to every aspect of running any inspection business. So when it comes to measuring the performance of digital marketing activities, the question comes up as to which is more important for measuring Facebook performance: likes or clicks?
By: Joel Singer
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During the past decade, there has been increased awareness about the dangers of lead-based paint in homes built before 1978. According to The Mayo Clinic, there is no safe blood level for lead. In other words, any trace of lead in the blood is categorized as unsafe.
By: Aubri Devashrayee
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Down the drain is where water needs to go, and one of the most important tasks of home inspectors is to make sure that water is going down the drain.
By: Website Inspect.com
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With several months of the coronavirus pandemic behind us and yet still more ahead, the ASHI Reporter invited home inspectors to reflect on this time that has brought both unique challenges and opportunities for growth. This article is a compilation of the messages received from ASHI members that demonstrate the insights and strategies they’ve developed during the pandemic.
By: ASHI Staff
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In October 2020, the ASHI Reporter featured the article “Drones: Another Tool in Your Kit” by Rick Bunzel, about the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), more commonly known as drones. The topic generated a buzz, as many home inspectors have viewpoints about drones and why they do or do not incorporate them into their home inspection toolkit.
By: ASHI Staff
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Once your social media starts providing visitors with great content, the table is set for you to ring the dinner bell to shout "come and get it!" And the good news is that if you have content that has useful tips and reminders for your customers, there are some very easy ways to bring them to the table and keep them engaged.
By: Joel Singer
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I am periodically asked if I will travel to perform an inspection. The simple answer is yes, however, there are some variables related to travel. Since our product involves our knowledge and our time, I have to charge for the time spent traveling to the prospective property.
By: James “Jamie” Dunsing
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By the time you read this, we should be seeing the beginning of the end of this difficult and frustrating pandemic that has dominated our world for the past year. It is important to remember, however, that although this has been a challenging time for ASHI and for our profession, there are many who are experiencing far worse hardship than most of us have experienced.
By: Bruce Barker
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Radon: the colorless, odorless gas emitted into the air by the radioactive element, radium, as it breaks down in soil, rock and water. Typically, radon penetrates buildings undetected through small cracks or openings in foundations.
By: Stephanie Jaynes
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Home inspectors check the plumbing drain, waste and vent systems, including fixtures. A tub drain stopper is part of a plumbing fixture—so, yes, we do inspect tub drains and stoppers.
By: Tom Feiza
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Bathrooms are the most dangerous room in a home, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They tell us that of the 235,000 people who go to an emergency room every year because of an injury in the bathroom, more than 80% are from slips and falls.
By: Louie Delaware & Erik Listou
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When homeowners fail to winterize their home, frost, snow and ice can wreak havoc both inside and outside the home. If you are performing inspections during the winter season, you’ll want to pay special attention to the ways freeze damage manifests in homes.
By: Website Inspect.com
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The ASHI election is over, and newly elected board members and officers are in place and on the job. I ask you to join me in congratulating and supporting everyone who begins their term this month, January 2021.
By: Shannon Cory
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A home inspection is a thorough visual examination, conducted by a certified agent, that provides an accurate summary of the overall condition of a home. The inspection is meant to give both buyers and sellers an objective, in-depth look at the quality of the property.
By: Matt Lee
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Mobile homes have special considerations that home inspectors can learn about to expand their expertise and their business.