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UpperMichigansSource.com
First-time homebuying: Learn all of your options ahead of purchase
UpperMichigansSource.com
“I enjoy working with first time home buyers because it gives me a chance to help educate people and maybe stop some mistakes that other people have made in the past". Another aspect that you will need professional help with is the home inspection.

Realtor.com News
What Are Property Disclosure Statements? Info Buyers Need to Know
Realtor.com News
And that's just one more reason why buyers absolutely should get a home inspection to root out any potential problems themselves. But all in all, smart sellers inform buyers of everything they need to know upfront. While property disclosures exist ...

Washington Post
Flipper has second thoughts selling home to the county instead of on the open market
Washington Post
At that point, I was done being nice, and I told them that if the item was not a code issue or it was not on the original home inspection then I was not making the changes. I even reached out to my lawyer to see if I could cancel the contract. I felt ...

WTNH Connecticut News (press release)
Bear spotted in West Hartford
WTNH Connecticut News (press release)
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A realtor was in for a surprise during a home inspection on Monday afternoon, and it had nothing to do with a cracked foundation or electrical problems. The realtor saw a bear at a home listed for sale in West Hartford.

Washington Post
How to avoid pitfalls when buying a flipped home
Washington Post
One contingency purchasers should not neglect if uncomfortable with these questions would be a home inspection. While a home inspector won't be able to look beyond the walls in most cases, the inspector can test the safety of the home and look at the ...

Home that hasn't sold in two years must be overpriced – Las Vegas ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal
It's the homeowners who are in control. You didn't say anything about them. They may be elderly with emotional ties that make it difficult to view the property ...

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Barry Stone: Wrong color for electrical conduit
NewsOK.com
DEAR BARRY: I bought my home a few months ago, and no one advised me to hire a home inspector. Since moving in, I've had a stream of plumbing problems, and a friend has just told me that disclosure laws require a home inspection whenever a house is ...

Reader's Digest
12 Surprising Costs Every First-Time Home Buyer Needs to Know About
Reader's Digest
This means a thorough home inspection is extremely necessary and definitely not something you want to skimp on. Home inspections make sure everything from the appliances to the electrical system to the literal house structure are in good working ...

Even new homes are not perfect
Chicago Daily Herald
Q. We just opened escrow on a new-construction home and were advised against ordering a home inspection, simply because the house is new and was approved by the building department. This seems reasonable to us, especially since the contractor has ...

WTTV CBS4Indy
Licensed home inspector's claims don't check out, CBS4 finds
WTTV CBS4Indy
Instead, the family ended up on "a roller coaster," saying their home inspection process turned into a huge headache. The Snellenbergers searched online and found a company called Home Time Inspections. The owner, Anthony Maxie, told them he could ...

ARL now
Ask Eli: How To Negotiate A Home Inspection
ARL now
This regularly-scheduled sponsored Q&A column is written by Eli Tucker, Arlington-based Realtor and Rosslyn resident. Please submit your questions to him via email for response in future columns. Enjoy! Question: I just finished the home inspection for ...

The News-Press
Pillar To Post Home Inspection - Dan Warren
The News-Press
Welcome to your local Lee and Collier County home inspection company. Dan Warren is your local home inspector serving you since 1999. Since that time, he has completed an astonishing 6,000 home inspections. As a long standing resident of Lee and ...

Fox 59
Police: AK-47, guns and heroin seized after parole home inspection
Fox 59
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Police in Indianapolis have arrested a man on parole after a routine parole check on the northwest side. 19-year-old Jaylen Thompson was arrested and charged with dealing narcotics, possession of a firearm by a serious violent ...

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Barry Stone: Don't bank on as-is disclosure
NewsOK.com
A common mistake in this regard is to forego a professional home inspection, simply because the bank refuses to make repairs. Buyers who make this tactical error assume that the only purpose for a home inspection is to compile a fix-it list for the seller.

Daily Mail
'You're very fat!' Landlord fat-shames a woman during a home inspection and tells her to stop dressing her daughter ...
Daily Mail
A mother-of-two has revealed her worst ever rental inspection, during which she claimed the landlord called her fat and criticized her daughter's appearance. A Sydney renter for the past eight years, Catherine Rodie Blagg detailed her 'inspection from ...

Chicago Tribune
In Belleville, alleged gunman remembered 'as a very irascible, angry little man'
Chicago Tribune
For years, James T. Hodgkinson lived what seemed to be an unremarkable life in this quiet community outside St. Louis, sharing a house with his longtime wife, Sue, and running a home inspection and appraisal business. But at times, residents say, he ...

Patch.com
Who Is James T. Hodgkinson?
The Atlantic
Hodgkinson, 66, owns a home-inspection business. Hodgkinson was a licensed home inspector from 1994 to 1997, when his license expired, according records from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. He also held a license ...
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Asbury Park Press
Toms River will revise home inspection ordinance
Asbury Park Press
TOMS RIVER -- An ordinance that would have required property owners to pay for an inspection and repairs before selling their homes was tabled by the Township Council June 13. The council voted unanimously to delay action on the measure after several ...

USA TODAY
Belleville man identified as suspect in Virginia congressional baseball practice shooting
fox2now.com
Hodgkinson owned a home inspection business. His license expired in November 2016 and was not renewed, state records show. The Belleville News Democrat reports that Hodgkinson was told to stop shooting in the woods near his home just a few months ...
James T. Hodgkinson, Alexandria shooting suspect, dies of injuriesCBS News
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iAfrica.com
The benefits of home inspection
iAfrica.com
He adds that even if you are not selling your home, a professional home inspection can assist you in maintaining your greatest investment to ensure future appreciation. “Inspecting the home at least once a year will ensure that minor issues don't ...