American Society of Home Inspectors, Inc.Morgan Cohen is a licensed home inspector and owner of MKC Associates, which he founded in 2005. He’s also a trainer, company manager, and lead inspector and is the immediate-past Education Chair of the New England Chapter of ASHI.
And as a mold inspector, I have encountered frantic people who are deathly afraid of the stuff. Their first question is usually, “Does my house have mold in it?” That’s an easy one. Yes, it does. BECAUSE THERE IS MOLD EVERYWHERE.
Clay, cast-iron, the dreaded orangeburg, or more modern materials like ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) or PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)?
A home inspector received a call from an inspection client who complained of settlement issues and a failing foundation. The sprinkler system had been slowly saturating the property’s foundation.
It’s no secret many of us are struggling to keep our heads above the water. We are facing a housing crisis. Builders in new housing construction have slowed down, and interest rates continue to rise.
While inspecting a large, single-family home, an inspector determined there were two evaporative coolers on the roof. Because it was Phoenix in the summer, he wanted to get the entire exterior as well as the roof and the attic inspected first so he could finish the rest of the inspection in the cool interior of the house.
While tracking state legislation with respect to statutes and rules that could impact our role as home inspectors, we have become aware of more and more legislative proposals with respect […]
In this article, we talk about a little known and inexpensive type of insurance that could be a lifesaver for your multi-inspector firm: commercial crime coverage.
While code interpretations and commenting on building codes are beyond the purview of the home inspector during an inspection, there are many instances where some background knowledge of the codes can be helpful.
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