Rick Bunzel's (rickbunzel) Blog

There has been a lot of discussion lately over the terms we use in the home inspection industry to express an individual’s competency. Certified, Master or in some states, Licensed are terms commonly used. The first two can freely be used to describe anyone while the later is regulated and award...

 In today's Wall Street Journal - Real Estate Journal site June Fletcher talks about disclosure and how the home inspector should be calling out code violations. Home inspectors do not inspect for code violations. Building Codes are ever changing, no two city codes are the same and variances are ...

 Your NeighborsFrequently I am surprised that buyers have not checked out the area where they are buying. We have all heard stories about how one bad apple can ruin a neighborhood. What about if that family is right next store? The sellers don't have an obligation to disclosure the real reason th...

 The short answer is no. Don't get me wrong I love Apple products and have used their products since the days of the Apple II. I have owned a number of Macs and recently got an iPod but can't recommend the Iphone for several reasons. 1. Bleeding edge technology - I don't want to spend hours with ...

   If it Smells........I was inspecting a home that also had a rental cottage. I was informed the rental unit had a long-term tenant, a kindly old gentleman. When I entered the cottage and met the tenant I noticed the walls were harvest gold at the top but light beige at the bottom. All the wind...

At least twice a week at the completion of an inspection, my client will turn to me and say "Would you buy this Home?" I have my standard politically correct answer but that does provoke the question knowing what I know, what would I look for in a home? There are basic features in a home that doe...

10 Things You Need to Know about pre-listing inspections before you put your home on the market. With the shift to a buyer's market, sellers (and their REALTORS) need to be more aggressive in marketing their homes. One tactic is to have a pre-listing inspection before putting your home on the ma...