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home inspections: Denver Home Owners Should Be Aware of Asbestos Hazards - 05/28/09 09:20 PM
As a potential new homeowner or even as a potential seller, it's not likely that you are acquainted with all the inner materials of a home. It is important to reassure buyers that the home is safe and does not contain any potential health hazards. Most buyers seek an updated home inspection before closing on a new property. These inspections are critical to clearing hurdles down the road that may slow the sale of property.
One of the most common surprises new homeowners and sellers confront is asbestos in older structures. Indeed, asbestos containing materials (ACMs) are now banned for … (0 comments)
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home inspections: Make Sure Your Denver, CO New Home is the Best Buy of Your Life - 05/05/09 04:52 PM
Once in their life, everyone deserves to have a brand new house. There is nothing quite like taking possession of a home where no one has lived before! Your kids' pictures require the first nail holes to be put in the wall. You get the first shot at landscaping and decorating the way you want without having to undo someone else's questionable taste! This euphoria may only last until toys, dirty socks, and junk mail have cluttered the place up a bit, but it's a treat, none the less.
There are a few things to keep in mind to make … (0 comments)
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home inspections: Watch Out for Unexpected Costs in Your Affordable Denver, CO Home - 04/18/09 02:46 PM
If anyone has learned anything from the housing crisis of the last couple years, it should be "Buy an affordable home." So what's affordable? The cheapest house in town? Not necessarily. You want a home that is appropriate for where you are in your life. An affordable home is one that fits your income, your lifestyle, and your needs right now. Statistically, it is extremely unlikely that your first home will be the last home you buy. This means that an affordable home is one where with your current resources you will be comfortably able to make your down payment, plan … (3 comments)
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home inspections: When Denver Home Inspections Go South, Examine Your Options - 04/13/09 02:08 PM
A couple of weeks ago we talked about the value of having a home inspection before you agree to complete the purchase of a Denver home. The assumption was that if the inspector came up with a few issues, you could negotiate with the seller to have repairs made or knock some money off the price. What happens when the inspector finds major issues? When do you haggle and when do you run like the wind?
Inspectors basically find two types of problems with homes: the fixable and the unfixable (at least at reasonable cost). The unfixable problems include major foundation issues, location of the … (0 comments)
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home inspections: Home Inspections Prevent Unwanted Surprises - 03/17/09 09:42 PM
Laws in most states favor buyers in cases where you find a major defect in your new house, but pursuing actions with sellers after you have moved into your new home is time consuming and inconvenient. Assuming the problem is not major enough to void the contract, you may be stuck with a home with a flaw you would not have accepted had you only known it existed. A simple way to prevent most dilemmas like this is to request a house inspection as a contingency of your offer.
Since the 1980's, when a California courts case required real estate agents … (1 comments)
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Marianne Bandy, CRS, CDPE, GRI
Parker,
CO
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