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Five Things Every Buyer Should Know Before the Home Inspection
By Theresa Staker Home inspections are an extremely important part of the homebuying process. They give you ample information about your purchase and possible future investments you’ll need to make. These […]
7 home inspection problems: When are they worth solving?
Should you get a home inspection before you buy a house? Definitely. In fact, most real estate agents recommend making your offer to purchase contingent on home inspection, right up […]
Bungalo Adds “Paranormal Inspection Reports” To Its Home Buying Platform
Bungalo, a new real estate platform that offers homes buyers can be confident in via an all-in-one online experience, today announced it’s adding a new component to its […]
Professional Home Inspections Turn 40 This Month: What’s changed since 1979?
HouseMaster, the first national brand in the home inspection industry, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. While appreciating the many customers and partners who have helped the company grow over the […]
Is our house a lemon?
Reader Question: We bought our home about six months ago. The house seemed perfect. It is very well-kept, and it came through the home inspection with flying colors. We have […]
KASS: Escalation clauses and home inspections
Q: We are a small (35) town home association about 17 years old. Over the past 3 to 4 years some of our owners have experienced the waste service line […]
Understand the home inspection process
When you’re looking to buy a home, your head may be full of visions of handsome hardwood floors, soaring ceilings and alluring landscape. Yet however tempting it may be to […]
How you can improve a home inspection
There are a number of ways to improve a home inspection. An interesting aspect of a home inspection is the number of people involved — the buyer, the seller, two […]
KASS: Always seek independent inspection
DEAR BENNY: My daughter bought a home in North Carolina that included in the listing a statement indicating “pre-inspected and move in ready.” The home has serious plumbing problems that […]
Peek-a-boo-boo: Contractors covering electrical work get a break…maybe
The Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement Department has issued new written policy guidelines that, in very limited circumstances, go easy on contractors who cover electrical work before it can be inspected.
Inspecting the inspector
We recently purchased a house that was built in the 1950s. Since moving in we found out that the house has had settling issues and had work done to shore up the foundation a few years back. There are numerous cracks in the interior plaster walls (ceiling, above doors and windows, closets), some of which have been filled in and painted over, others that are open.
Home inspection protection
My husband and I are in our 60s and have been married for five years. We both own homes that are fully paid for. Both homes, before the market downturn, most likely would have sold for around $200,000 each. In today's market, we're not so sure.
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