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Upper Mount Bethel Township residents upset over home inspection fees
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com
By Andrew George | The Express-Times Upper Mount Bethel Township residents are upset over what they consider to be excessive home inspection fees and unreasonable zoning practices. At last Monday's board of supervisors meeting, several township ...

The Realities of Real Estate: The rules of the road for a home inspection
Annapolis Capital
AP VIDEO more>> The inability of a buyer to secure financing can derail a purchase, but the biggest bone of contention that comes up is often the home inspection. More than just about anything, home inspections are the leading culprit in blowing a deal ...

Ask the Inspector: Licensing
Leader-Telegram
The first is the state's Standard of Practice, which covers general requirements, mechanical and structural components included in a home inspection. You are tested in what should and should not be in a home inspection report.

Home inspection reveals facts on home's true condition
Topeka Capital Journal
A refrain the Lyles often hear during a home inspection is that something has been that way for years and has never been a problem. “Just because it has been that way for 40 years doesn't mean that it is OK,” John said. “We understand that some things ...

City tables request to move forward with Christie Funeral Home inspection
New Baltimore Voice Newspapers
By Courtney Flynn The old Christie-Olszewski Funeral Home has yet to be inspected for structural soundness. (File Photo) New Baltimore City Council members voted to table moving forward with the inspection of the old Christie-Olszewski Funeral Home ...

Wells for beginners
Boston.com (blog)
Buyers unfamiliar with wells need to remember that in addition to their regular home inspection, they should inspect the well. Most people remember to have the well tested for water quality. It can be tested for high levels of chemicals, minerals, ...

How to Vet an Investment Property
Forbes
Most people know to always have a home inspection done when they are buying property. While a competent home inspector will note all the items working or not, the inspector is not pricing out the costs to get all those items repaired, nor other items ...

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Home Buying in Five Steps—Part 3
Patch.com
Now that you have successfully submitted, negotiated and bound an offer to purchase, the next step is usually the home inspection. Next week we'll discuss the importance of the home inspection and the reason I recommend that no one complete the ...

Globe and Mail
'Hey, I'm Rob Ford. … Does your fridge work?'
Globe and Mail
The visits are a strange hybrid of home inspection and campaign stop, with Mr. Ford handing out cards and fridge magnets at every door, checking out mould in bathrooms, leaky taps and faulty kitchen cupboards. A phalanx of staff from municipal ...
MorningFile: TCHC vote spurs campaign visits by the Mayor, dogs poisoned in ...Open File (blog)

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Tips for purchasing a home
Richmond Register
A home inspection report provides an in-depth and impartial evaluation of any problems with the property. If you are satisfied with the inspection results, then your offer can proceed. But be sure to negotiate and include, in writing, any financial ...

Real estate agent selling Stone Ridge 5BD
Dover Post
She specializes in new homes and provides services such as home inspection and settlement assurance. The Weldins also own a home at 709 Ponderosa Drive in Magnolia. According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 38 home sales in Highland Acres during ...

Annapolis Capital
Capital Gazette Communications
Annapolis Capital
Joshua McKerrow — The Capital Bruce Marlow is a franchise owner of Pillar to Post, a local home inspection company. Marlow, a former engineer with Northrop Grumman, said the career change was an easy transition. “I've repaired everything you can ...

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Annapolis Capital
New career rescues Annapolis man from burnout
Annapolis Capital
Joshua McKerrow — The Capital Bruce Marlow is a franchise owner of Pillar to Post, a local home inspection company. Marlow, a former engineer with Northrop Grumman, said the career change was an easy transition. “I've repaired everything you can ...

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Carson Dunlop Launches Their Homeowners Association
PR Web (press release)
“We launched the Homeowners Association as a way to provide additional knowledge, benefits and savings to our clients, since we believe a great home inspection is just the beginning of our relationship with our clients.” commented Alan Carson Carson ...

Training Advice For Future Minnesota Home Inspectors
Minneapolis Star Tribune
I devoted about 5 years time and energy into educating myself about the home inspection industry before I was comfortable inspecting homes for paid clients. It took another 5 years before it became a full-time business. Me: What kind of training, ...

Amateur scene
Hamilton Spectator
Lockhart Home Inspection 3, Pipeline Repair Service 1. Lockhart: Don Brown 2, Steve Boyd. Pipeline: Ang Anzit. Brians Auto Center 4, Come By Chance 3. Brians: Art Berlingeri, Mike Merkler, Dave Watson, Guido Mussoto. Come: Don Higenell 2, Tim Greenway.

REPEAT: Know Your Limits: Mortgage Pre-Approval Gives House Hunters Peace of Mind
MarketWatch (press release)
Obtain a home inspection in order to avoid any costly surprises. -- Bring your offer to purchase to your banker. Have your documentation ready, including income statements and down payment amount, to get you a quick turnaround on approval.

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Mandeville gives OK to cut leaning tree
Slidell Sentry News
However, it was not an issue during the home inspection, and she was able to obtain insurance on the home. But she was later informed the insurance company would be cancelling her policy because of the risk the leaning tree causes to the home.

NorthJersey.com
When new home becomes a money pit, homeowners blame warranty firm
NorthJersey.com
"You probably need a home inspection more in a new home than in a home people have been living in," because in an older home, problems would have turned up already. Alon Frumer in his Englewood home , where several rooms had to be gutted because of.

Don't cut corners when preparing your house for sale
Cincinnati.com
Having a pre-listing home inspection can also help the seller find and address potential problems, be it issues with the heating and cooling system, or having the chimney cleaned. “It's much more cost effective to look at this stuff before the house ...

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