Hi to all

Been doing more condo inspections lately that might be a good sign . Condo sales have been slumping so any increase there is a good thing. Well any increase anywhere is a good thing LOL. I think we are starting to turn the corner and I hope and I think spring 2010 will be great.

Later

Jeff

Indian Summer where are you? Wow I would have to say this Oct. Has been probably the worst weather wise I have ever seen. I think it is also dragging the home sales down with it. Some sales are finally starting to trickle back through, but not even close to the levels I had seen in the summer. I definitely expected it though. How is everybody else doing? Warmer weather is being forecast this week hopefully that will get some houses moving again.

Jeff

Hi to all

Things have come to a grinding halt. Nothing going on at all. I had to check my phone and see if it still worked LOL. Well I did some painting before it gets to cold. I am going to Florida to see my Mom for the weekend. It is the first anniversary of my fathers passing so I thought we would spend that time together. I know for sure it will be much warmer there than here . Watch my phone will start ringing when I am down there. Well I will just have to roll with it. I hope it picks up next week. Talk to you later.

Jeff

Slowed down a little . Have been doing some draw inspections for lenders. Nice work especially when it is near your residence. I would like to thank everyone for their kind words about the passing of my dog Haley. It really helped. I still miss her dearly but I have been doing better. I expected to slowdown a little here with kids going back to school. I think it will be busy in Oct though because buyers will want to cash in on the tax credit and it is starting to get close to the end. Closing has to be before the end of the year as I understand it. So I think we will get a rush here soon. Well lets hope so. Talk to you later

Jeff

Hello everyone . Had a tough day yesterday. My trusted beloved family dog Haley of 11years had to be put to sleep. Shewas a great dog a big black Labrador with a heart of gold. She developed a bone tumor in her front leg and when she was walking with my children her leg fractured. We did have some options such as amputation and chemo. But as a family we decided that at her age and her personality we did not want to put her through this. So we made the hard decision to let her go. I know where she is at right now she is loved and she is happy and in good care. I know one day I will see her again and she will be wanting me to scratch her ears or take her for a walk.Until then old friend I will always remember the time we spent with you and how you protected us and loved us and the all goofy things you would do. I want you know that we tried our best to take care of you best we could and we loved you with all of our hearts. Until we meet again. We Love you Haley

Jeff

Hi everybody

I am not MIA! Wow I think this is the longest I have been without posting. Well my daughters start cheerleading and with the games a,getting ready for school to start and beeing much busier than I thought in August I guess the blog suffers. Well I will try harder to blog srry I have been away

Jeff

Hi everyone

Well it is august. So far so good . I am expecting a little drop , but I  have a feeling it will not be to bad. August is always Ho -Hum. I think with tax credit it will be busier than we think. I think it will be nice and steady already have a few scheduled for next week. Would have been this week but the utilities were not on and I would rather have the utilities on so i can give the client a complete inspection. I had one for today but had to move to next week. Well I guess i will just enjoy this great day in the Chicago area. Temps are in the low 80's not humid. I will do a little yard work listen to a ball game and just enjoy. The Cicada's are singing pretty loud today maybe have a beverage and listen to the sounds of summer!

 Later

jeff

Hi everybody

Been a while since my last post. Have been busy the market looks really good well compared to last year. I am just wondering how august will be? Usually it is a Ho-Hum month. I already have an inspection booked for aug. so I guess that is a good start. We will just see how it goes. I have heard that home inventory is finally dropping is this true? I can't wait until next year the market will be even better we have for sure turned the corner

 Jeff

Hello Everybody

Well it feels like May both temperature and business wise. That is a good thing. The weather here in Chicago will probably not crack 70 degrees ! Crazy for the middle of July. I have been fairly busy and I am thinking it might continue because first time buyers want that $8000. From my understanding you need to close by the end of the year Not just have a signed contract. Well I hope everybody is having a decent year. Anything is better than last year .Man that was awful.

Later

Jeff

Hi everybody

Did an inspection the other day typical raised ranch everything was looking good. went up in the attic the rafters were steel . Wow. Don't have to worry about a tornado with this one. I noticed on the outside that there were two extra ground rods.  Did not really think anything of it. electrical panel was already grounded to the water supply. Then when I wnet into the attic the puzzle came together. Those other ground rods are probably for the framing of the house. I had to tell the client that she would have to have this system evaluated because I was not very familiar with these applications. Just goes to show you you learn something new everyday

Jeff