home inspection: Inspectors at open houses....acceptable or just a nuisance?
- 05/21/07 05:21 PM
While speaking with a friend who is a real estate agent, they mntioned the fact that while doing open houses, she has home inspectors showing up to "introduce" themselves, leaving cards/flyers etc... Being the personable type, she indicated that she didn't seem to mind - as long as the inspector is upfront about who they are. (Though with the home owner present it could be touch and go) Personally, I have not done this type of "introductions" so I can't speak from experience on this one but I would love to hear the opinions of both agents and inspectors.....what say ye? Is the practice acceptable in … (26 comments)
home inspection: The big bad "D" word....
- 04/23/07 03:48 AM
What??? You mean my new home has defects? We would all like to purchase perfect homes that never deteriorate or never require maintenance or repair. But that would be in a perfect world now wouldn't it! We need no convincing that it's NOT a perfect world, but it's surprising how many home buyers hesitate making an offer on a property just because there's a blemish or two with their prospective "dream" home. Even before the home inspection is performed, it may not be too difficult to identify some of these "blemishes" - defective roofing shingles, cracked windows and/or peeling paint on trim, … (70 comments)
home inspection: What's over your head?
- 03/23/07 12:42 PM
You know, I have an inquisitive mind and an unrelenting sense of curiosity. It has got me into trouble more times than I care to remember, but I will save that one for another day! :) Anyways, where I live here in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), there is a phenomenal amount of growth in the private sector. New homes are being built at an increasingly high rate of speed. I honestly believe that unless you are having a "custom" home built, the "minimum to meet code" quality of some of these newer "cookie-cutter" homes are going to cause real problems down … (12 comments)
home inspection: What qualifies a home inspector to be......a home inspector?
- 03/21/07 12:36 PM
I never let my schooling interfere with my education - Mark Twain Just read a great post by Shane Dollman at http://activerain.com/blogsview/34630/What-to-look-for. Shane talks about what to look for in a professional home inspector. After reading, it got me to thinking ;).... As it is in the US, up here in Canada, anyone can print up some business cards, hang a sign on their door and call themselves a Home Inspector. We have a floundering national certification process in progress up here, but we will save that one for another blog posting! :) Back on topic....for a song and a dance and two wooden … (12 comments)
home inspection: WARNING.....AV being infiltrated by fraudulent scamers?
- 03/20/07 11:07 AM
Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time - Chilon I logged on this morning to read a few blogs. As fate would have it (LOL), I received a note here on AV from someone by the name of "Miss Roffina Naina" asking me to contact her. I began thinking...."its kinda weird that she would not mention what she wanted to "talk" to me about, only mentioning that it was "private." So I give her the benefit of the doubt thinking she saw or read something in one of my blogs or that she … (26 comments)
home inspection: Are you mindlessly addicted to blogging?
- 03/17/07 11:56 AM
Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you? ~Fanny Brice Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss Blogging can be addicting! Many times there is nothing more fascinating than logging on and reading the content of different blogs. However without an appropriate clear cut purpose to our blogging, our blogs can lead to the irrational posting of cold, impersonal, and often confusing … (20 comments)
While speaking with a friend who is a real estate agent, they mntioned the fact that while doing open houses, she has home inspectors showing up to "introduce" themselves, leaving cards/flyers etc... ;)
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