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home inspection: What a home inspection is, and is not - 04/11/12 09:02 AM
What A Home Inspection Is, And Is Not
In the home buying process, a professional Realtor will always recommend that you have the home inspected. Many agents refer their clients to outstanding, honest home inspectors who perform unbiased inspections. Other agents refer inspectors who provide "soft" reports that insure the property sale goes through no matter what the truth is about the property condition. Selman Home Inspection is trusted by buyers, sellers and their agents to provide "Accurate Inspection Reports You Can Trust".

What Is A Home Inspection
A home inspection is a complete, thorough, documented, unbiased test drive of a home you intend … (1 comments)

home inspection: Monthly, Spring, Fall, Annual Home Maintenance Checklist - 04/04/12 07:38 AM
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home inspection: Home Maintenance Tip - Chimneys, Rain Gutters, Grading - 03/28/12 08:46 AM
Home Maintenance Tip - Chimneys, Rain Gutters, Grading
 
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home inspection: Home Maintenance Tip - Attic Installed Heating & Cooling Equipment - 02/22/12 12:35 PM
Home Maintenance Tip - Attic Installed Heating & Cooling Equipment
These days, it is very common for heating and cooling equipment to be installed in the attic space. Installing HVAC systems in the attic has advantages such as leaving more storage space in the living area closets.  
There are several important maintenance items to keep in mind if your heating and cooling system is installed in your attic and, if your home is on the market and will be inspected: There should be a 24 inch wide (minimum) solid passage walkway to the HVAC equipment. There should be at least … (1 comments)

home inspection: Home Maintenance Tip - Window Glass (Home Safety) - 02/15/12 05:06 PM
Home Maintenance Tip - Window Glass (Home Safety)
Safety glass and window placement are sometimes overlooked by home builders (yes, even new homes), architects, DIY replacements and replacement window companies. There are important safety guidelines to consider concerning the windows in a house.
 
Did you know that there are window locations in most homes that require safety glass? There are. Safety glass is etched with a safety glass approval stamp in one of the corners of the glass pane. Safety glass or tempered window glass is important for your families safety. When safety glass or tempered window glass is broken, it … (1 comments)

home inspection: Home Inspection Maintenance Tip - Dishwasher Anti-Siphon Device - 01/31/12 12:51 PM
Home Inspection Maintenance Tip - Dishwasher Anti-Siphon Device

In the course of performing home inspections, I often find dishwasher drain lines which are improperly installed. Improperly installed drain lines from a dishwasher may allow water from the sink or food waste disposal to be siphoned into your dishwasher. Not good!
 
If your dishwasher drain line enters the sink cabinet near the bottom and curves upward to connect directly to the food waste disposer or drain T, you may be in danger to contaminates and even food poisoning. This condition can easily allow dirty sink water and other contaminates to … (0 comments)

home inspection: Buying A Home "As Is". That's What You Are Doing Without A Home Inspection - 03/08/11 12:16 PM
Buying A Home "As Is". That's What You Are Doing Without A Home Inspection
Are you buying or considering buying a home? If so, you probably hired a Realtor. If so, you did the right thing. Have you found the ideal home and think you may want to buy it? If so, your Realtor, the sellers agent, broker and lender are very happy. But, if you buy a house without a home inspection, you are buying the house "As Is"! Now why would anyone do that?
Yes. I am a Professional Home Inspector. And yes, it is how I make a … (1 comments)

home inspection: Home Inspectors Should Not Be Involved In Negotiations - 07/12/10 02:28 PM
Home Inspectors Should Not Be Involved In Negotiations
Personally, I have all I can do to do my job as a certified, licensed Professional Home Inspector in North Texas without getting involved with real estate deal negotiations. But, I have earned a lot of new business in the last six months because of inspectors who get themselves involved in the buying and selling negotiation process. More often than not, they are at odds with the Realtors. And, are also often the inspectors who scare the buyer or seller to death with poor communication skills.
Nowhere in the Texas Standards of Practice … (13 comments)

home inspection: Misconceptions About Home Inspectors - 03/29/10 05:58 PM
Misconceptions About Home Inspectors
Home Inspectors are worth our fee. Realtors charge 6% or more of the property sale price as their commission. 6% of $150,000 is $9,000. That is a significant amount to add to a buyers mortgage. The Home Inspection fee should be between $275 and $550 depending on the square footage and the number of additional inspected items needed such as wood destroying insect reports or septic system inspections. In addition, a home inspection is a real estate agents best defense against complaints or litigation. (Read about how to limit Agent liability) Professional Home Inspectors limit the liability … (6 comments)

home inspection: Home Inspector Similarities To Realtors - 03/29/10 05:41 PM
Home Inspector Similarities To Realtors
In many ways, home inspectors and real estate agents are similar. Like real estate agents, home inspectors are professionals and are deserving of respect for our expertise. And, in every profession, there are those who are professional and good at what they do just like there are those who are not so professional or good at what they do. Those who are good and demonstrate professionalism last in the business they choose while others do not.
Like real estate agents, Home Inspectors are businessmen and professionals. Professional Home Inspectors operate a real business day in and … (2 comments)

home inspection: Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters - 03/16/10 12:02 PM
Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters
Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs) are special types of electrical outlets and circuit breakers designed to detect and respond to potentially dangerous electrical arcs in home branch wiring. Professional Home Inspectors look for these in homes today.
How do Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters work?
AFCIs function by monitoring the electrical waveform and promptly opening (interrupting) the circuit they serve if they detect changes in the wave pattern that are characteristic of a dangerous arc. They also must be capable of distinguishing safe, normal arcs, such as those created when a switch is turned on or a plug … (6 comments)

home inspection: Realtor Top Criticisms of Home Inspection Companies - Part 1 - 03/12/10 03:20 PM
Realtor Top Criticisms of Home Inspection Companies - Part 1
As a North Texas Home Inspection Company, I am always working to improve how my company performs home inspections and building relationships with Realtors and clients through education about home inspections. And, I believe that eliminating (or at least minimizing) the top criticisms Realtors and clients have of home inspectors is good for my industry, the real estate industry, good marketing and valuable for educating Realtors about the nature of home inspections. In this multi-part blog post, I will be listing the top criticisms many home inspectors hear from Realtors and … (7 comments)

home inspection: Can I Get Listing Agents Opinions About A "Walk Through" Home Inspection For Sellers Please - 02/11/10 03:17 PM
Like most home inspection companies, Selman Home Inspection offers the traditional buyers home inspections. And, as an InterNACHI certified home inspector, I also offer "Move In Certified" Seller Home Inspections which are the same as a traditional home inspection but are geared to provide marketing advantages for sellers and their listing agents. 
I often here that the biggest reason sellers don't want to do a Seller Home inspection is the cost. They simply don't want to spend $275 to better market their home and remove the surprises. (I don't know why)
So, today I had an idea (not yet sure how … (4 comments)

home inspection: How Much Should A Home Inspection Cost? - 11/17/09 01:59 PM
How much does your home inspection cost? That is, oddly enough, often times the first question that a potential client will ask me, and in my opinion, among the least important. I am a professional home inspector in North Texas. My education and certifications were costly. I run a business like any other with continuous overhead costs including association dues, license fees, continuing education, INSURANCE, tools, software, fuel, website, advertising and time.
Performing a home inspection is a lot of work. Normally taking between 3-6 hours depending on the size of the home and the number of identifiable defects. Home inspectors crawl under … (6 comments)

 
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