The Virginia Beach Home Inspector Report

  I think this is a perfect example of two people working together for the benefit of the client. In the end that is what it is all about.        The other day I was contacted by an agent, Carol Sterling, who I first met while running around to open houses in the beginning of my career as a Seatt...

  Virginia Beach Home Inspector talks BBQ safety As a home inspector in Virginia Beach one of the more important issues that I always like to address is safety in the home. This weekend is the Super Bowl of the backyard grilling season. Every year there are thousands injured due to carelessness a...

There are times on a home inspection that you will find an issue that has such a simple fix, but has been left unattended. This video is an example of a deferred maintenance item that really needs to be attended to before the situation becomes a real problem. Here a condensate drain line was not ...

When I sat down this evening after a long day of work, I got to thinking about what makes it all worth it. Each and every day I strive to put forth my best effort all day long looking for a financial, personal, and professional payoff. Yesterday was Father’s Day which gave me an opportunity to re...

Today while I was in the middle of a website project today I had some idle time to play with some of Google’s search functions. Most of the tips are things we have all seen before. Yet I find that I still do not use a lot of them just because I forget they are available. So here is just a little ...

Working as a home inspector in Virginia Beach I am asked every now and then what will be needed for this simple repair or fix around the home. So I figured what a better list to have than a must have tool list for a new homeowner. This list is by no means a complete list of tools that one would r...

Virginia Beach Home Inspector talks tools Working as a home inspector in Virginia Beach I am asked every now and then what will be needed for this simple repair or fix around the home. So I figured what a better list to have than a must have tool list for a new homeowner. This list is by no mean...

It really seems sometimes that we live in a point the finger at someone else kind of world today. Politicians blame other politicians, businesses blame customer, customers blame business, and no one wants to step up to the plate and own their mistakes. There is even a “National Blame Someone Else...

When it comes to flushing I am sure that our water heater is not the first thing that comes to mind. Like most things it will work best and last longer with just a little maintenance.  One thing that will benefit your water heater is a good flush. Now it depends on your local water quality how mu...

waterheater When it comes to flushing I am sure that our water heater is not the first thing that comes to mind. Like most things it will work best and last longer with just a little maintenance.  One thing that will benefit your water heater is a good flush. Now it depends on your local water q...