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When you are buying a home for the first time, you may think that it is the job of a home inspector to give you the green light to buy the property. That is not what the home inspection is all about.
By: Bill Gassett
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You may have seen many adverts online encouraging you to sign up for a credit check. While they may offer you the chance to get your credit score for free, you will need to fill out your credit card information to do so.
By: Bill Gassett
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Probably the most confusing part of an electrical system for home inspectors to grasp is the proper implementation of grounding and bonding requirements.
By: Mike Twitty ACI
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Being a first-time homebuyer is tough. There are so many things you need to know. One vital but often underrated step of the home buying process as a first time home buyer is the home inspection.
By: Kevin Vitali
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If you are looking to sell your home, the temptation to save money by avoiding a REALTOR® can be attractive. Real estate agents normally charge 5 or 6 percent for their services, that's $18,000 if your house is selling for $300,000. But, is planting a "For Sale by Owner" sign in your front yard really going to save you thousands?
By: Bill Gassett
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Buying or selling a home can quickly become confusing when you are not used to the process. The situation isn't helped when you encounter unfamiliar terms used in real estate transactions. I can tell you from being in the real estate business for the past thirty-three years; one of the most questioned topics is about the money a buyer comes up with when purchasing a home.
By: Bill Gassett
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Cocktails in hand, Rose gives a deep dive into her marketing specialty (Social Media)... and Brad gets indignant about preferred vendors lists and turning the tables on the pay-to-play schemes popular with larger real estate brokerages.
By: Edited by ASHI Staff
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You have taken the time to find the perfect home, submitted an offer, made your down payment and now it is time to do your home inspection.
By: Kevin Vitali
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In this episode, Rose & Brad discuss tone and tact; interview a Northern Virginia Top Selling Realtor about communication between Inspectors and buyers; and drink the nastiest Inspector BOD (Beverage of the Day) to be featured on the show.
By: Edited by ASHI Staff
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If you are buying a home, you may have heard the term "contingent offer" mentioned. But what does it mean, and how will it affect your house purchase?
By: Bill Gassett
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Buying a house can become very confusing, especially when you have never done it before. We are going to take a look at the steps to buying a house that you need to consider before you put down a home deposit. One of the most critical parts of purchasing a home for the first time is preparation. Being mentally and financially ready is a vital part of buying your first property.
By: Bill Gassett
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The home inspection is one of the most important items to pay attention to when it comes to buying a new home. It
will give you the low down on the most important systems and aspects of the property you are considering investing
in. The inspection becomes even more essential when you are buying a
fixer-upper house. Homes that need work bring an extra level of due diligence as there is no telling what significant problems could be found.
By: Bill Gassett
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Every year, approximately 2,000 people lose their lives to residential fires. It is our responsibility as home inspectors to keep our clients safe. Educating clients is part of our role.
By: Website Inspect.com
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Our larger chapters are well suited to assist smaller chapters by providing guidance on chapter operations, meetings, website, and technical issues and educational offerings. Programs like these could help revitalize some of our chapters that struggle to increase membership and attendance.
By: Mark Goodman & Hollis Brown
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As a home inspector, when I inspect the wall and ceiling that separates a garage from a home’s living space, I’m looking at fire safety. If a fire starts in the garage, it shouldn’t quickly spread to the inside of the house. One of the things I look for while inspecting this wall is an intumescent firestop collar for any plastic pipes that penetrate the wall, such as a radon vent, DWV pipes, a central vacuum pipe or gas vent pipes.
By: Reuben Saltzman
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Over the past several years, I’ve kept an eye on the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), more commonly known as drones, being used in real estate and in the hobbyist market. Although I couldn’t justify buying a $4,000 drone for occasional use and I was too busy to try to develop a drone-oriented business niche, a few years ago I did buy a $100 drone and learned to fly it.
By: Rick Bunzel
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Are you considering taking the leap and moving out of your apartment or parents' home to purchase your first property? It's natural to have some fears when buying a home for the first time. There is a lot of money involved and potentially many things that can go wrong. It can also be an exhilarating time, which could tempt you to make unwise decisions that harm your long term financial life.
By: Bill Gassett
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Probably the most confusing part of an electrical system for home inspectors to grasp is the proper implementation of grounding and bonding requirements.
