home inspection

Even Before House Hunting, Choose Your Attorney and Inspector

We recommend that house hunters choose an attorney and an inspector--and a back-up for each--early in the house hunting process. That way, when you find a house and start making an offer, you are not scrambling to interview attorneys and inspectors during a busy week. You need to know what they are going to be

By |2021-11-01T16:15:29-04:00March 13th, 2019|Categories: buying process, House Hunting|Tags: , , , |

The home inspection

Did your buyer's agent tell you to waive home inspection in order to be more competitive? We don't recommend that, ever! We want to you know what to expect, in terms of care and maintenance on this high-priced investment you are making. With average sales well over $600,000 in most areas we work in, we

By |2018-02-08T11:59:32-05:00February 14th, 2018|Categories: Negotiating, buying process, Problems and repair|Tags: , , |

Inspection problems: when to run away!

Today, the problems I am discussing are not finite; but “infinite” is not the right term. Really infinite: A problem is not infinite if the house could be torn down and rebuilt. (Many can be, but you probably don't want to.) Infinite problems are the rare houses that never should have been built. They cannot

Inspection problems, part 1: finite repair issues

In the process of choosing a house or condo to buy, house-hunters find themselves in a lot of old houses with old and recent repairs. Every house has a component that is worn out, unless you are looking at something that just got a down-to-the-studs renovation. Like a car, a house will have something that

By |2016-12-28T14:01:06-05:00May 20th, 2015|Categories: House Hunting, Problems and repair|Tags: , , , , , |