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2014
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From Superior Home Inspections, I want to take this opportunity to wish everybody here on Active Rain a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! I sincerely hope everybody has a wonderful Christmas with their families and friends and that we all have a wonderful, prosperous New Year in 2015!! Ma...
12/24/2014
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My son sent me these pics from his house in Tijeras, New Mexico. It had snowed that night and he caught the sunrise as it was shining on the freshly fallen snow. Good camera and operator and good timing! Freshly fallen snow is beautiful, and for me, a converted Florida boy... it's cold and better...
12/19/2014
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Whenever somebody buys a new house, new construction, they are ususally pre-wired for cable tv, sound systems, theatre systems, media rooms... etc. Then when you start service the installer comes out to mount their equipment outside, in the garage or attic. If it's an older home, you could actual...
12/18/2014
Builders usually have a landscaping package that comes with buying a new home. Sometimes they give you a landscaping allowance, and sometimes they just plant stuff around the house to make it look pretty! How much attention to detail and proper planting takes place? In my experience... none! I se...
12/15/2014
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I arrived at my scheduled appointment time at the house I was inspecting the other day, only to find the house was swarming with people. Appraiser, Bug Guy, Seller, two Real Estate Agents... lots of cars! So after finding a parking spot... I met my client and both agents then started doing my thi...
12/09/2014
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I done an inspection on an older home last week, here in Albuquerque. This home was built in the 50's and has been remodeled and added on to several times over the years. I could see right away that this baby could be an adventure! I usually start on the exterior, so when I got on the roof I was ...
12/04/2014
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Whenever I go to an inspection there is always something that brings a chuckle or a surprise is waiting somewhere in the house for me to find it. It's one of those silly things I look forward to, sometimes I get a little giddy when I am looking at an older home. Usually, there has been remodeling...
12/01/2014
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Fred Hernden, CMI
Albuquerque area Master Inspector
