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Jay this is another great post regarding foreclosures that have been purchased and rehabbed....you really need to look at EVERYTHING....because there could be hidden defects!....Thanks for sharing....Sometimes I smile and sometimes I cringe when someone calls to schedule an inspection and they sa...

More great information from Jay the Home Inspector......That was the question I heard over the phone when someone needing a thermal image inspection, among other things, called to find out about possible foundation leaks.  They had this problem once before and were upset at having to deal with it...

What a great way to end Summer Vacation...... We were invited to a Family Outside Movie Night.... Popcorn, Candy, Snacks, Drinks...FIRE... S'Mores...AND Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs!!!!!   Yep...OUTSIDE...Projected onto a house and it was just perfect because there is a slight hill, which made f...

Jay the Home Inspector on air flow.....It is probably true that on half the home inspections I do the filter is installed backwards.  It is important that the filter be installed the right way!  Why?  Because one side is stronger and meant to handle the air flow's pressure.  There is an arrow dra...

More great information from Jay the Home Inspector.....That was my answer when a client asked me if a retaining wall was actually doing anything.  Retain - verb 1 continue to have; keep possession of. 2 absorb and continue to hold (a substance). 3 keep in place; hold fixed.  ORIGIN Latin retinere...

Family Fun Day Brookfield MA 01506 Lewis Field Saturday August 28th 10-4 Sponsored by the Brookfield Recreation Committee....Brookfield Family Fun Day....Enjoy a fun filled day.... OFFERING: FOOD ,GAMES, CONTESTS, CRAFTS AND A FIREMANS MUSTER. ADULT SOFTBALL GAME AT 4:00P.M. FOR ALL THAT WOULD LI...

BUS OR NOT TO BUS???? School starts next week and I am feeling like I have this big issue:  To send my kids on the school bus OR NOT!!! I know it might sound crazy to some people..."I rode the school bus and I turned out okay!!" Right!? Well that may very well be true, but kids are growing up "fa...

Holden, Massachusetts 01520, 01522 Real Estate Market Report July 2010 The Donna Plouffe Team - Your Reliable and Honest Real Estate Team This information is created to give YOU an insight into the Real Estate Market in YOUR area!!  In June 2010, there were 19 HOMES that SOLD in Holden , Massachu...

WOW....Powerful...This is one of the most touching videos I've seen this year.  It's a montage of various members of our troops returning home and surprising their loved ones.  Quick warning: I would highly suggest having Kleenex nearby.  I watched most of it with tears in my eyes. Interestingly,...

Worth reading.... HUD announced adjustments to its Making Home Affordable initiative to encourage more principal reductions on August 6th.  Soon after, rumors ran rampant on Wall Street and in the press that the Obama administration would be soon announcing that FNMA & FHLMC would be forgiving a ...