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REO Inspections and HUD Property Condition Reports...Buyers Beware - 04/13/10 12:55 PM
The past couple years I have had a chance to see alot of bank owned properties. Some owned by HUD, and those referred to as REO (Real Estate Owned) properties. These properties can offer home buyers a great value and an opportunity for building equity.
Having a home inspection on one of these properties is so very important. Unfortunately the circumstances that led to the home being foreclosed upon also tells you that there likely is deferred maintenance and possible needed repairs that were not performed, because there was no money for the previous occupants to do so.
Furthermore the banks and HUD will … (2 comments)

This is not your Grandfathers' Electrical Outlet... from a Camano Island Home Inspector - 04/07/10 01:58 PM
"Grandfathered" is a term often used when referring to something installed in a home that was in compliance with codes at the time it was installed, but no longer would meet the current code.
Like the old drum style trap in this picture.
It is grandfathered, meaning that the building code official will not be knocking on your door and telling you to remove and replace it. You don't need to do anything, regardless of the fact that these are obsolete, and not allowed in modern plumbing installations.
But does this same concept of grandfathering apply to home inspection reporting? A lot of agents that I … (1 comments)

Stanwood Home Inspections (by a Camano Island Home Inspector) - 04/06/10 10:37 AM

DO Peason House, Stanwood WA (courtesy Wikipedia)
If you are buying a home in Stanwood, I highly recommend that you have it inspected by a Wa State Licensed Home Inspector first. A detailed, thorough inspection can do more than reveal serious defects, but can also educate you on specific maintenance needs and systems unique to the prospective home.
My name is Harold Miller and I have performed thousands of home inspections since 1997 throughout Snohomish, King, Skagit Counties. Miller Home Inspection is located on Camano Island, so I am local to the Stanwood area.
I provide;
Computerized reports on site - (No waiting … (0 comments)

Camano Island Home Inspection - 04/02/10 11:01 AM
 
  
Camano Island, WA
Camano Island is considered large with a land mass of nearly 40 square miles. During the last census in 2000 there were 13,358 residents, but it was estimated that 17,000 during the summer months. It will be interesting to see what the 2010 Census report says.
Camano Island is named after the Spanish explore Jacinto Caamaño. On the west side of the island lies Saratoga Passage. Skagit bay is to the north, Possession Sound to the south, and Port Susan to the east.
The small Davis Slough and adjacent wetlands are all that separate Camano Island from … (0 comments)

 

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