David Manley's (windinspector) Blog

News flash for Florida RE agents.Subsequent to record losses within the property & casualty industry, many insurance carriers are raising the bar on Four Point Inspections.  This inspection relating to the roof, electrical, plumbing and HVAC had been reserved for properties of 50+ years of age.  ...

Coral Springs, FL - With the pending launch of insurancediscountinspections.com, members of the National Association of Certified Home Inspectors are lining up to be a part of this dynamic company."Our sole purpose is to provide relief to the Florida homeowner from increasing insurance rates," st...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Soon to launch...insurancediscountinspections.com is looking for qualified applicants to join it's inspection force.  Specifically designed to help Florida homeowners save on wind storm premiums by conducting Wind Mitigation Inspections.Our company is loo...

ASK THE INSPECTORConsumer information provided by Gold Coast Inspections Inc.Rot or not to Rot?As the industry and consumers become more aware of problems that may exist in a home and how this impacts homeowner expenses and budgets, more lenders and potential buyers are demanding termite reports ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  CORAL SPRINGS, FLFloridians have had a rough time dealing with the increases in homeowner insurance rates subsequent to record losses due to recent hurricane activity.  Finally, the State of Florida has found an avenue of relief from this strain.In 2003, legislation mandate...

Floridians have had a rough time dealing with the increases in homeowner insurance rates subsequent to record losses due to recent hurricane activity.  Finally, the State of Florida has found an avenue of relief from this strain.In 2003, legislation mandated insurance carriers to provide discount...

Understanding Florida's RE market, the term "pre-inspection" is worth it's weight in gold.With staggaring inventory, long listings and an overwhelming amount of short-sale foreclosures it is not only wise but cost effective to order a pre-listing inspection.  For the typical listing homeowner sho...

Another day in the glorious world of real estate.  Now I am sure that I am not the only person that is feeling the RE crunch, but can't we all just get along.Today was not an average day. Five inspections covering over 125 miles in a good market is a chore, but when two are short sales, one is pe...

Just when you thought the real estate market was tough, here we go some more.  Legislation adopted recently and to take effect 10/1/2007 mandates serious upgrades when re-roofing a home, townhouse or villa.Certain wind storm construction features will be mandatory for all re-roofs and somewhat ex...