massachusetts home inspection: How To Maintain Your Heating System
- 06/16/08 03:58 AM
There are many home Buyers out there (today) that do not know how to maintain their heating system. I'd like to explain the procedures here at ActiveRain so that Realtors can supply this information or this link to their Home Buyer clients. I'd like to see homeowners become fully aware of what a heating system requires in order to keep their expensive heating system functional for many years to come.
TYPES OF HEATING Depending upon where you live and how your house was built, your home may have any of several different types of climate systems that help you to enjoy your interior (3 comments)
8 WEEKS BEFORE MOVING Fill out an IRS change of address form and see what expenses can be deducted on your next tax return. Budget for moving expenses and start collecting move estimates. Start researching your new community. The Internet is a great resource for finding online chambers-of-commerce and community guides.
7 WEEKS BEFORE MOVING Start pulling together medical and dental records - including prescription histories, x-rays, and shot records. Ask your existing doctor and dentist (3 comments)
massachusetts home inspection: Most common defects on a Home Inspection
- 05/03/07 10:50 PM
These are items that I find on an everyday basis. Some of these defective items are what kills the deal at times. If Sellers can take this list and correct any items that they find to be in disorder, the Sale of their home would be less stressful. Let's get to work....
Whole House is Poorly Maintained - Deferred maintenance represents a potential high cost situation to bring the home back into a satisfactory condition. If the present homeowner did not properly care for the home over the years, then someone will need to upgrade the home sooner or later. Preferably sooner. (10 comments)
massachusetts home inspection: Objective of a Home Inspection Report
- 04/18/07 07:49 AM
The primary objective of a home inspection is to provide Buyer's with important information pertaining to their prospective home and to point out any major defects before they decide to puchase a particular home. All homes will have their defects; the perfect home just does not exist. Potential home buyer's often incorrectly view an inspection report as a mandatory repair list for the Seller. The fact is that Sellers are not required to produce a flawless house. They have no such obligation by law or by contract; therefore, most repairs are subject to negotiation between the Buyer and the Seller. Typically, Buyer's will request that various conditions be repaired before (6 comments)
If you are in a situation when you really need to sell (e.g., relocation, change in family status, bought another home), and are not just listing your home to test the market and see if you can sell, here are some strategies to get you started, now that the market has shifted to become much more Buyer friendly. While these are in no particular order, PRICE is probably most important right now. Price your home competitively - now is NOT the time to try to get what your neighbor got for her identical house a (3 comments)
Very interesting information for all Massachusetts and New Hampshire Home Buyers and Sellers. I continuously post home Maintenance suggestions and Infrared (Thermal) Imaging technology information.
Real Estate Agents can also learn from my periodic postings.