More problems from a rental. During an inspection of a rental property, I found a lot of things that needed to be repaired. Here is a look at a couple of them. Notice the drain line ready to fall off the tail piece? The wall is not insulated or covered, where the drain leaves the home to the exte
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10/29/2011
Proper electrical service is required. I perform a few home inspections. I seems all I do is inspect. Of course it's my job. An often overlooked item for everyone to take note. This is a service panel for the entire home. This is a "BUSS" fuse, two 30 amp fuses with pi
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10/25/2011
It only took eighteen hours to close a deal. Believe it or not! Yep, it only took eighteen hours to close the first deal from Trulia. It all comes from a post about Advertising in print. Advice required. There were a lot and I mean a lot of suggestions about how I should proceed with the adverti
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10/23/2011
With age comes wisdom. Put it to use. Here is some Friday morning humor that should get you thinking. Deer camp. The guys were all at a deer camp. No one wanted to room with Bob, because he snored so badly. They decided it wasn't fair to make one of them stay with him the whole time, so they vo
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10/20/2011
Advertising in print. Advice required. For some reason there are a large number of home buyer that have not called me. Not even to ask what I charge for a home inspection. That has me thinking about how I can bump up the number of calls I get. This way I can explain my expertise and My inspection
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10/16/2011
Let's get down and dirty. There is a home I went to inspect. A manufactured home out of town. When i got there it looked like a really good home. "From the outside". When I got to the portion of the inspection to take a look and pictures of the crawlspace. I was amazed at what I saw under the h
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10/15/2011
I'm the fourth inspector. Really ? When I got the call about a home inspection in my competitor's back yard, I thought great. My competition is always coming to town and inspecting here, so why not go there and do a job close to his office. The family is relocating and needs a home inspection to
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10/12/2011
There are rules, follow them. Here is one example of how the "free energy audits" are working out. This duct work in an attic of a home that got a "free" audit and the work completed on it. The insulator clearly states it's a r-11 insulator. The minimum requirements for duct work is a r-19 insu
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10/07/2011
Proofreading documents, always a good thing. Proofreading is a dying art, wouldn't you say? Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter It took two or three readings before the editor realized that what he was reading was impossible!!! They put in a correction the next day. ----------
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10/05/2011
All cell phone users need to read this. REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month. REMINDER..... all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls. ..... YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS..... To prevent this, call the fol
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10/05/2011
