Inspecting for Insects that Cause Home Damage
There are a few different types of insects that once inside your home can create a serious amount of damage. Some create so much damage that they begin to weaken the structural integrity of the wood holding up your home. Adding a wood destroying insect inspection can...
5 Things Some Inspectors Overlook
Whether you’re purchasing a new home for the first time or are a seasoned pro and plan to make an offer on a home, an inspection is always important in the homebuying process. Having a professional inspection conducted by a top-level experienced inspector can help to...
What Home Inspection Problems are Worth Finding a Solution?
A home inspection is a very crucial step to knowing the condition of a home before you purchase it. It is also a requirement in some cases for seeking final mortgage approval on a home purchase. It is extremely rare to purchase a home where there is nothing brought to...
What Happens When an Inspection Shows Unpermitted Work?
It is not an uncommon occurrence for a buyer to put an offer on a home and have an inspection performed as a contingency to the offer agreement and for the inspector to find unpermitted home improvements done on the home. With the largely increased amount of home...
4 Must Ask Questions for Home Inspectors
Though some homebuyers are choosing to waive a home inspection in order to win out against the competition in today’s market, there are still several savvy homebuyers that choose to go through a home inspection process to ensure their money is being well spent....
What is Radon and is Regular Testing Important?
If you are purchasing a new home in Champaign Illinois and wonder if you should have the property tested for radon during the inspection, the answer is always yes unless the seller can show the home was recently tested. Beyond having the home tested at purchase, it...
Is a Pre-Offer Inspection a Good Idea
With a highly competitive market more and more buyers trying to win out in multiple offer situations are letting go or waiving the inspection contingency in hopes that the seller will pick their offer over others. With this some buyers have begun to use the pre-offer...
3 Factors Behind the Cost of Home Inspections
The Department of Housing and Urban Development reports that the average cost of a home inspection around the nation is somewhere from $300 to $500. These are only averages based on the highest costs and the lowest costs found around the country and then labeling the...
7 Things Home Buyers Should Know About Radon
It is being talked about more and more, but there are still many homeowners and buyers that do not know what radon is and that it can be a potential issue if found in your home. You can’t see, smell, or taste radon when it is present in your home, but it has been...
6 Questions to Ask a Home Inspector Before the Inspection
How do you separate a great home inspector from a merely licensed one (or even one that pretends to be licensed)? It comes down to doing some research online about them and asking them a few questions before they conduct the inspection. Here are some good basic...
Mistakes to Avoid During Your Home Inspection
The home inspection is a critical part in the home buyer process, it gives you insight into the working and safe livable condition of the home. It can make or break a home sale. For this reason it is very important to take the inspection process seriously and avoid...
How to Read and Decipher the Home Inspection Report
When making the largest purchase you will probably ever make in your lifetime by purchasing a home, it is very smart to know as much about the home you are about to buy as possible. This is why a home inspection is so important in the home buying process. When the...
How an Inspection Works from a Selling Standpoint
No home is perfect, and an inspector is going to find something wrong in every home they walkthrough. When it is your home that is being inspected, even an almost perfect report can sting a bit to find out there is a minor issue. A home inspection is not a pass or...
What To Do If Your Home is For Sale and Has Emergency Water Damage
If a home is listed for sale and sustains water damage during that time it is up for sale it could be very detrimental for the seller. If the damage is not dealt with as soon as it occurs, it can deter buyers from making an offer or cause them to back out of a...
Home Inspection Repair Requests Buyers Shouldn’t Make
After making an offer on a home it is inspection time. The inspector will walk through the property you plan to purchase and look at several areas from plumbing and roofing to drainage and wear and tear. They will note everything they find that needs attention from...
9 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Home Inspection
Of all of the tasks that need to be completed between your offer being accepted and your mortgage closing to make a home purchase complete, home inspection needs to be at the top of the list of importance. This is your chance to have a professional poke and prod at...
When You Should Pull Out of Buying a Home After Inspection
Home inspections are very important to help you determine if you are making a good investment. If something of concern comes up during the inspection the usual process is to make those items of concern known to the seller and negotiate a way to get it fixed or to pay...
5 Things That Can Ruin a Home Inspection
Home inspections are a vitally important part of purchasing a home. There are some things that can go wrong during an inspection. Here are some common mishaps that occur and can even delay the process of your home purchase. 5 Things That Can Ruin a Home Inspection...
Inspections for Condos and Townhomes
Purchasing a condo or townhome is a bit different than purchasing a traditional single-family home. Sometimes buyers don’t realize that getting an inspection is still an option in the purchase process (and an important one at that) because it is not usually required...
Should I Hire an Inspector When a Home is Sold As-Is?
There are a few different reasons why a home would be sold in “as-is” condition. The most common of reasons, however, is that the home is in foreclosure or being offered on a short sale. A home sale advertised ‘as-is” means that the seller is communicating that what...
Inspector Tips on Common Fixes to Make Before You Move In
The home inspection is one of the most important parts of buying a home. Purchasing a home without an inspection is a big risk and can leave you with a lot of unseen expensive fixes to make that will only be discovered as you go about daily life in your new home. ...
Problems to Look For When Buying an Older Home
Buying an older home can mean you are getting a house with cool architecture that is different or more interesting than a standard newer home, and it can also mean savings in price. While an older home may be less expensive, as it ages it may need a number of repairs...
The No. 1 Cause of Lung Cancer – Radon or Smoking?
Radon has always been considered a distant second to smoking as a cause of lung cancer. If smoking is linked to 87 percent of all lung cancer deaths, why even worry about the lung cancer deaths related to radon (21,000 per year in the United States)? Not so...
Issues that May Require a Specialized Inspection
A home inspection is hugely important when you are about to purchase a home. The inspection process helps to determine the condition of the home and property to give you the best possible information on whether the home is a sound investment. While an inspection is...
Resale Tips From a Home Inspector
Some of the best people to ask for home advice are inspectors. They play a major role in the home buying process. They see many, many, many homes on a regular basis and know the common issues that buyers are concerned with. Since they see homes in a wide range of...
Is Radon Testing Required In Illinois?
Over the last few years, there has been a push for more awareness of radon gas in homes. What it is, where it can be present, how it affects human health, how it gets into a home, how to test for radon in a home, etc. With this raised awareness of the dangers and...