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Real Estate News and Questions
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Question: My husband and are are separating.. my name is the only name on the deed to the house due to a separation 7 years ago that gave me sole possession.. in 2005 we got back together and now separating again... can he force me to sell the house even though his name not on deed?
thankyou
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Bank of Canada has hinted that they may cut interest rates again.
Early today in Toronto, Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Paul Jenkins stated, "Some further monetary stimulus will likely be required to achieve our 2 percent inflation target over the medium term."
The Cdn Central Bank cut its
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Did your Mother or Father or asparents yourself ever say "get in out of the rain", seems this place can take up a lot of your time and energy that is not spent in other places. So I was just wondering how much time the rest of you take out of
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Halloween Safety Tips
BEFORE HALLOWEEN:
Plan costumes that are bright and reflective. Make sure that shoes fit well and that costumes are short enough to prevent tripping, entanglement or contact with flame.
Consider adding reflective tape or striping to costumes and trick-or-treat bags for greater visibility.
Secure emergency identification (name, address,
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Hi all, do any of you use a form or CD or ?? for having and making a preferred professionals list to give to your clients. I am asked all the time for referrals of professionals frombookkeepers to web designers. Now if you make up this list do you charge the
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OK, most of you have an answering machine, but now all of us make the best use of it. Some have the children talking on it or the dog barking or whatever. You're in business, so please leave a message on your answering machine that lets people know you're in business.
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Real ID By: Charles (Chuck) Crooker (CROOKERHANCOX HOME INSPECTIONS INC.)
Garry worked for 25 yrs.with the RCMP Greetings from Garry and Ingrid.I just about did not read this report from Moriel Ministries and Jacob Prasch however I beg you to take the time to read it. I strongly suggest that after you read it you should go to the video store
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Tips By: Charles (Chuck) Crooker (CROOKERHANCOX HOME INSPECTIONS INC.)
Tips
Fall Maintenance Tips for Your HomeWow, seems like summer just got here, but here it is September already and fall maintenance chores are popping up like weeds. You know: check windows, doors and locks, get the heating system inspected, check chimney or exhaust flues, and other such tasks most of
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Look the part By: Charles (Chuck) Crooker (CROOKERHANCOX HOME INSPECTIONS INC.)
Good day to all, when in buisness we must remember to Always dress and look your best, and to realize your environment is a mirror of your expectations. We or at least I have seen proffesional NOT looking the part, our clients are hiring us to do a service for them
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CLIENT PRE-CLOSING INSPECTION CHECKLIST
This checklist is intended to assist you as you perform your final pre-closing walk-thru examination of the property, to check those areas previously covered by furnishings and/or storage and to verify that no further damage has occurred since the time of the inspection. Elements listed should
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As William Hamilton said"You can't control how hard others work, you can only inspire them". On another post we talked about team players and building a team and there roles, you have to realize that you can only inspire them, so how are you dong this, here I try to involve
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How are you making out with growing your biz, here is some foodfor thought as they say, "People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built." Eleanor Roosevelt Do You Have The Right Team In Place? Having the right people on
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I think thst to really help someone that wishes to succeed in your business( NO Matter what it is) they should really hear what it takes to do the job. And to do this it sometimes lets all the air out of their saels or burst the ballon type thing. I
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Thermal Imaging By: Charles (Chuck) Crooker (CROOKERHANCOX HOME INSPECTIONS INC.)
Seems like a lot of info is around on thermal imaging now. Have many of you had a client ask for it, and inspectors are you dong enough of them to pay for the gun? What about the liablity of not finding a problem after you use it and or do
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We are hearinga lot about Radon here in Ontario,has anyone had this test done in there home? Do you think it is a good idea to have it done and or do you think we have any concerns here in Ontario. We are also seeing a lot of different testing /
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What A Handy Tool! THIS IS THE COOLEST THING SINCE THEINVENTION OF THE TV REMOTE CONTROLJust Point and click !CLICK HERE > http://www.allmyfaves.com/Pick a site ! "BOOM" There it is !I know sometimes a blog about different sites is of no interest but this one has soooo many that I thought
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Dear Home Inspectors:I wanted to drop you a quick note to say, I found a very interesting program for Canadian Home Inspectors to Significantly REDUCE Their LIABILITY EXPOSURE and GET PAID to do it.If this catches your interest, click the link below (or cut & paste it into your browser) to
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I just read a article on the Toronto Localism site by a designer and her comments were on color matching to more expensive named paints. She is so right. Unless you can tweak the color by eye you are out of luck! When I do a home, including my own I
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Check out -The August 2008 edition of CPSC's new monthly e-newsletter, "The Safety Review," is now available. You can download it at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/tsr0808.pdf
"The Safety Review" is in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Viewing this publication requires the free Adobe Acrobat(tm) Reader. You can download the Reader through http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/pdf.html
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BULK E-MAIL By: Charles (Chuck) Crooker (CROOKERHANCOX HOME INSPECTIONS INC.)
Do you have Windows XP?
Do you use Outlook Express for mail?
If you do, then I have a great solution for you.
Sometimes I get 10 to 25 [BULK] emails a day trying to sell me whatever. I haven't been getting them in my Inbox for a year or
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Dating a House. By: Charles (Chuck) Crooker (CROOKERHANCOX HOME INSPECTIONS INC.)
As home inspectors, we have some tricks for figuring out the age of a house. In newer subdivisions we pick up dates from manhole covers, sidewalks and curbs. This will give you an idea of when the subdivision was built. This obviously doesn't work in older neighborhoods.
Thermal pane windows usually
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This may help By: Charles (Chuck) Crooker (CROOKERHANCOX HOME INSPECTIONS INC.)
Go to this link and check it ou,http://www.the-cma.org/?WCE=C=47|K=224217 you can at least try and get the unwanted mail, phone calls to stop or at least slow down, I did it and it seems to have worked, I got this info from my sister in law who like most of us does
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10 Most-Likely do-it-Yourselfer Mistakes
The standard rule for do-it-yourself projects is that they will take twice as long and cost three times as much as you expected.
Or maybe it's takes three times as long and cost twice as much.
Either way, the reason is the same. DIYers make
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Use a Home Inspector for a Checkup Provides benefits of annual property check ups for homeowners. July 24th/ 2008 -- You don't have to be buying or selling a home to have a home inspection. A home inspector can assist you in giving your home an annual checkup.
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For termites in Toronto you'll want to call Aetna prior to your inspection their number is 416-469-4111. Let them know you are doing a home inspection at such and such adr. and ask them if they could pls. check their database to tell you if that home or neighbouring homes have
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