Mark Muehleisen's (advancelook) Blog

Do I really need an inspection on a new house?  Absolutely. New home builders make the same mistakes rehabbers do and if you were buying a 75-year-old home that has been "updated" you would have it inspected, right? So why not a new house?For the sake of conversation, I will call a new house some...

Does age matter? In personal relationships, maybe. In housing, not as much as you might think. I recently had the opportunity to inspect this house. The home was built in the 1890's, but was in better condition than houses I have inspected that were built in the 1970's! Construction techniques ha...