Nashville Home Inspector - Roofers Gone Wild - How to Mess Up a Perfectly Good Roof - 12/25/10 09:38 PM
Nashville Home Inspector - ROOFERS GONE WILD - HOW TO MESS UP A PERFECTLY GOOD ROOF  
by Richard Acree  
http://habitecinspections.com  
At HABITEC Home and Building Inspections, LLC, we sometimes see situations during a Home Inspection and we wonder just what were they thinking.  It seems like they did things wrong just to say they could.  Look at the picture of the roof shingles below.  What's wrong?
HINT: Water flows downhill, and this picture was taken from a roof top. 
 
ANSWER:  Actually this is wrong from whatever angle you look at it.  In any condition, whether in a valley … (6 comments)

Nashville Home Inspections: Crawl Space Mold? Who Cares? - 12/21/10 10:42 PM
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Now onto the blog!  Nashville Home Inspections: Crawl Space Mold, Who Cares?
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CRAWL SPACE MOLD?  WHO CARES?
   by
 Richard Acree  
http://habitecinspections.com  
WOW, what a year 2010 has been for crawl space mold in Nashville, TN!  If you live there and especially if you work in the real estate world, you have probably noticed a clear uptick of mold issues in crawl spaces.  But do we really care?  I mean after all no one actually lives down there.  … (3 comments)

Nashville Home Inspector: Pre-Auction Home Inspections - 12/08/10 05:00 PM
HABITEC offers Pre-Auction Home Inspections in Nashville Tennessee.  Please see the article below for details.
PRE-AUCTION HOME INSPECTION
A Pre-Auction Home Inspection is recommended before you make an offer on a home for sale by auction.  Making an offer without knowing what condition the home is in can cause you to lose a lot of money!  Be informed and protect your investment!
Time permitting, the Pre-Auction Inspection is a walk-through of the home to evaluate from a Home Inspector's perspective.  With the Client present a HABITEC Inspector will visibly inspect the house in a manner consistent with the time allowed for the Inspection.  A verbal report is provided … (1 comments)

REALTOR Responsibilities for a Home Inspection - 12/07/10 04:01 AM
Recently a Home Inspector in Minnesota, Rueben Saltzman of Structure Tech Home Inspections, posted on his ActiveRain Blog an interesting comment offering his opinion about REALTOR responsibilities regarding the Home Inspection.  Judging by the response, over 100 comments so far, some agreeing with him and some not, Rueben may have struck a nerve.  Please see his comments below.  You can read all the comments at his BlogSite at http://activerain.com/blogsview/1863518/dear-real-estate-agent-this-is-your-job .
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Dear Real Estate Agent,
This is YOUR JOB.  While I could spend my time explaining all of these things to you while scheduling every single inspection, I feel that as a real … (6 comments)

Melissa Clough Named WCAR REALTOR of the Year - 2010! - 12/01/10 09:52 PM
Melissa Clough of Keller Williams Realty was named Williamson County [TN] Association of REALTORS - REALTOR of the Year for 2010!
According to WCAR, the REALTOR of the Year is the highest honor presented to a member and is based upon leadership and contributions made to Williamson County Association of Realtors, Tennessee Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors as well as to the community as a whole. 
Melissa has been actively involved in leadership roles and on Committees at WCAR since 1992. Committees that Melissa has served on include the Public Relations Committee, Grievance Committee, Professional Standards Committee, Building Task Force, … (0 comments)

 
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