nashville home inspectors: Just Because They Are a Licensed Electrician... - 11/27/09 06:26 AM
Just because they are a licensed electrician...doesn't mean that the job has been done right. While inspecting a property in the Nashville real estate market the other day, I came upon several wiring inconsistencies. The property owner stated that a friend of theirs was a licensed electrician, and they made several … (10 comments)
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nashville home inspectors: The Little Car that Could... - 05/06/09 05:28 AM
In some of the more rural areas here in Middle TN, it is not unusual to roads run through creeks. Most of the time, these are safe to cross even when the water is running over the roadway. However, we have been experiencing a lot of badly needed rain here … (17 comments)
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nashville home inspectors: What Are YOUR Customers Saying... - 05/03/09 07:48 AM
...about YOU? Do you leave them as excited as these first time home buyers? While talking to this young couple, they were so appreciative of their agent. They told me that their agent had the patience of a Saint and were so grateful that she finally found them a new … (10 comments)
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nashville home inspectors: A Good Problem to Have... - 04/24/09 06:58 AM
Boy, I hate this time of year. After a rather sluggish start to the real estate home buying/selling season, the market is picking up and orders are coming in. Which leaves me in a dilemma, do I turn down jobs so that I can continue blogging or do I turn down … (24 comments)
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nashville home inspectors: Keying in on Keywords... - 04/18/09 05:02 AM
By now, most folks know the importance of having keywords embedded in their blogs and websites. But how well are these keywords working for you? One simple tool that I use quite frequently for tracking purposes is Google Analytics. This utility has the ability to provide you with a plethora … (9 comments)
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nashville home inspectors: Being Flexible... - 04/04/09 06:30 AM
Have you ever seen those folks that can bend, twist and contort their bodies in to positions that many of us can only fantasize doing in our wildest dreams? Man, I am doing to touch my toes. When I see folks do things like that, it kinda makes me want … (14 comments)
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nashville home inspectors: Are You a Stripper? - 02/19/09 06:15 AM
It is not unusual for older properties to lack an adequate number of outlets to meet todays appliance demands. Years ago, there were not the "modern" connivance appliances like microwaves, plasma TV's and the like. However, as appliances are added to meet the demands of today's lifestyles, the typical solution … (13 comments)
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nashville home inspectors: Active Rain Members Can Be Great Sounding Boards... - 02/05/09 07:44 AM
Occasionally, I get calls from clients to do re-inspections to verify that repairs have been done properly. For the most part, the seller is a willing participant, and will hire contractors to do the job right. However, when the property owner/seller is a rehabber that flips properties for a living, … (24 comments)
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nashville home inspectors: Perfect in Every Way... - 12/21/08 05:32 AM
We home inspectors seem to get a bum wrap. We often get rebuked as being too picky, picky, picky and that we are constantly finding fault with stuff (real technical term here), making work much harder for real estate agents. Well, we ain't ALL that picky, there a few houses that … (17 comments)
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nashville home inspectors: Photo of the Day... - 12/20/08 05:48 AM
Crawl spaces... The final frontier. These are the adventures of the fearless home inspectors that boldly go were no real estate agent and very few home owners venture. Kinda sounds the beginning of a "Star Trek" episode doesn't it? Well, crawl spaces are the most neglected area of a home and … (10 comments)
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nashville home inspectors: iMovie - One of the Best Video Editors... - 11/13/08 07:47 PM
For the past few days, I have been working on a video project to load into my splash page for my web site. Although shooting the video posed some challenges, finding a video editor that would do a good job of creating the video was even more challenging. I had poor … (14 comments)
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nashville home inspectors: Cosmetic Damage or Item of Function? - 11/12/08 06:11 AM
While inspecting a condo in the Vanderbilt area of Nashville, TN yesterday, I wrote up in the report for the current owner to secure the loose paper holders in the bathrooms. The listing agent called me later to complain that I was being too picky and the damage to the paper … (22 comments)
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nashville home inspectors: Tale of Two Inspections... - 11/04/08 05:04 AM
Wow, has it been a year already since I inspected this new construction property? I got a call from the buyers wanting Complete Home Inspections, Inc. to do an 11 month builders warranty inspection. When we did the original inspection, there was a structural issue with one of the support piers … (14 comments)
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nashville home inspectors: You Won't Find Anything Wrong With THIS House... - 11/01/08 06:01 PM
It happens more often than you think. An on site agent tries to talk a new home buyer out of getting an inspection on a new construction property. The builder puffs up and tells the buyers, "Go ahead and waste your money, the inspector won't find anything wrong with this house! … (19 comments)
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nashville home inspectors: Good To Be Back Home Again... - 10/31/08 05:56 PM
Gosh what a fast and furious week. Just got back in awhile ago from a meeting in Jacksonville, FL with several other home inspectors from across the great USA, on our quarterly meeting to share what we are doing to grow our businesses to the next level. Golly, it is like … (6 comments)
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nashville home inspectors: Monday Morning Motivator... - 10/13/08 04:51 AM
Monday Morning Motivator
Good Morning Active|Rain...
" Having the ability to find beauty in the most unlikely places lets us know how we truly see ourselves."
~ Unknown ~
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nashville home inspectors: Pawning Off Crap... - 10/08/08 07:34 PM
I have written several articles on the dangers of flexible plastic ducting being used as dryer venting. Although this material has been banned for years for this application, I still run across it from time to time, especially in older properties where the dryer system has been in place for decades. … (12 comments)
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nashville home inspectors: Hump Day's Photo of the Day… - 10/08/08 05:00 AM
I often wonder what goes through unhandy home owner's minds when it comes to wiring and electrical issues. Either this person had more time on their hands or they really did not have a clue. There are 8 outlets on this wall and 4 light switches all in a row. Sigh! … (21 comments)
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nashville home inspectors: Photo of the Day... - 10/07/08 06:41 PM
Well as we all know, the garage door is the largest moving object in the home. Because there are so many accidents involving young children and garage doors, photo eyes are now required to be installed on all new garage door openers within 4-6" of the floor. If the sensor is … (17 comments)
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nashville home inspectors: HVAC System Guidelines and Rules of Thumb... - 10/07/08 06:42 AM
Older houses pose a challenge when it comes to heating and cooling systems. Today's methodologies which incorporate zoned systems or separate heating and cooling systems to climatize each level of the property are common place. Older properties follow the guidelines of "accepted" trade practices at the the time the property was … (7 comments)
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