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Maximizing Your Home's Value: Three Tips to Prepare for a Home Inspection
Markets Insider
ATLANTA, July 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Assured Comfort Heating, Air & Plumbing, a leading home service company serving the greater Atlanta area, is offering home inspection preparation tips to local residents ready to place their homes on the market.

Minnesota Public Radio News
What you're giving up when you skip a home inspection
Minnesota Public Radio News
The Twin Cities housing market is tight, and some home buyers are skipping a home inspection in order to quickly close their sale. But they're giving up much more than another piece of paper. Certified home inspector John Trostle explained why home ...

New Home Inspection Services in Gilbert, Arizona
Digital Journal
The home inspection is very important especially if a person is planning to go to buy that house. There are many things on the checklist that needs to be ensured before buying a house. If anything from this list is missing then it can leave a person ...

CNBC
Overlooking this risk in your home could cost you nearly $10000
CNBC
Regular home inspection checks can also prove useful, she added. Do your own checks seasonally, and consider an annual safety check with a plumber. Basic maintenance is essential to avoiding a loss, so don't overlook the small things — such as ...

The Newark Advocate
Aces of Trades – Worth Inspecting Home Inspections
The Newark Advocate
9th, and that's when they solidified their plans to run their own home inspection business. But what to call it? “We needed to figure out a name for this business,” Shane said, “and what better way than to include a blended family with 7 kids? So we ...

National Post
Your home inspection isn't foolproof
National Post
I hear the horror stories all the time. People email me saying their home inspector missed this, or that. But the truth is, a home inspector can't catch every single little thing that's not right with the house. Imagine the size of the report after ...

Greenfield Daily Reporter
Moisture control top priority for homeowners
Greenfield Daily Reporter
The most common issue I find when doing a home inspection is related to the control of moisture around the outside of the home. Grade and/or drainage control is so important. Poor or negative drainage can cause all kinds of other issues or “results ...

Standard-Examiner
Column: Three home inspection upgrades you don't want to miss
Standard-Examiner
While a standard home inspection covers important items like the condition of the roof, foundation, and heating, cooling, electrical and plumbing systems, it doesn't include everything. Here are three inspection upgrades every buyer will want to ...

Standard-Examiner
Column: Three home inspection upgrades you don't want to miss
Standard-Examiner
While a standard home inspection covers important items like the condition of the roof, foundation, and heating, cooling, electrical and plumbing systems, it doesn't include everything. Here are three inspection upgrades every buyer will want to ...

Standard-Examiner
Column: Three home inspection upgrades you don't want to miss
Standard-Examiner
While a standard home inspection covers important items like the condition of the roof, foundation, and heating, cooling, electrical and plumbing systems, it doesn't include everything. Here are three inspection upgrades every buyer will want to ...

WTMJ-TV (press release) (blog)
Buying a Home? Don't Skip the Home Inspection!
WTMJ-TV (press release) (blog)
In today's competitive real estate environment, it can be tempting to skip the home inspection in effort to make your offer stand out. However, skipping a home inspection can end up being a very costly choice. Joining us to share why it's so important ...

Four Seasons Plumbing Provides Plumbing Checklist for Asheville Home Sellers
PR Newswire (press release)
Water heater – The water heater is one of the more common big-ticket repairs that can arise from a home inspection. If the water heater is on the older side, a buyer may request it be serviced and flushed, if not replaced entirely, as a condition of ...

CNBC
Almost 70% of millennials regret buying their homes. Here's why
CNBC
Millennials aren't exactly jumping for joy after purchasing their homes. About four in 10 millennials are already homeowners, according to a new survey of over ...

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Home Inspection Software Market Size, Share, Emerging Trends, Analysis and Forecasts 2013-2023
Coherent Chronicle (press release) (blog)
Worldwide Market Reports added Latest Research Report titled “Global Home Inspection Software Market by Manufacturers, Regions, Product Type and Application, Forecast to 2023″ to its Large Report database. The study provides information on market ...

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Steve Meyers answers your real estate questions - The Macomb Daily
The Macomb Daily
Q. We are getting ready to put our house on the market. My wife and I have different view points about watering the grass to make it green. I say that most people ...

Steve Meyers answers your real estate questions
The Macomb Daily
Q. We are getting ready to put our house on the market. My wife and I have different view points about watering the grass to make it green. I say that most people assume because it's summer and hot that the grass is going to be a little brown and ...
Steve Meyers answers your real estate questions - The Morning SunThe Morning Sun

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Barry Stone, Contractor should rethink doing inspection himself
NewsOK.com
Brian. DEAR BRIAN: Before you bid on this inspection, you should consider the risks of an undertaking for which you have no specific training. The belief that construction experience is the only background needed to perform a home inspection is a ...

WATE 6 On Your Side
Fake repair work uncovered by Knoxville home inspector
WATE 6 On Your Side
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - Home buyers hope their dream home has no major flaws, but sometimes repairs are needed before the move-in date. You expect the work to get done the right way, but as one home inspection shows, looks can be deceiving.

Pocono Record
Have finances in order ahead of time to get the house you love
Pocono Record
Consider an information-only home inspection. While it's not recommended to buy a house without a home inspection, if other buyers waive the inspection contingency you may be pushed out of the potential buyer pool. You can have a home inspection ...

The News Tribune
Want to buy a home in Pierce County? You may have only hours to decide to make an offer
The News Tribune
Some buyers are even waiving a home inspection altogether. ▫ When making offers, buyers increasingly include escalation clauses to automatically outbid the competition. ▫ Buyers with means are bringing more cash to the table. In a quickly moving market ...