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Five Star Property Inspections is taking the lead in the inspection industry, by offering home maintenance inspections. We call it the Five Star Checkup, because just like your health, your home needs a regular check up. In the course of living in a home, many home owners often overlook, or else ...

Hot off the press, Five Star has been doing Home Warranty Inspections for several years now.  You would not believe some of the things we find on homes that are brand new.  The last inspection was on an upscale golf course home, located in Belleville, IL and the grade level behind the walkout par...

Missouri HB978Five Star property Inspections supports HB978 and recommends that all people & businesses in the St. Louis and metro east, associated with the real estate community, give support to this bill.  Licensing of home inspectors has many advantages for realtors and their clients, lessenin...

During a recent Property Inspection, I was ask point blank by a homeowner if I was smoking crack, because of all of the cracks that were noted on the home inspection report.  So, with that being said, I just thought I would take some time here and educate the real estate community on how I and ot...

Safety Guidelines for Home PoolsSwimming pools should always be happy places. Unfortunately, each year thousands of American families confront swimming pool tragedies, drowning and near-drowning of young children. These tragedies are preventable. These are guidelines for pool barriers that can he...

A home is a financial asset and more: it's a plan for the future; it's an investment in your community.Knowledge is said to open doors. This is literally true when it comes to buying a home. To become a first time homebuyer, you need to know where and how to begin the home buying process. The fol...

Deadly Mistake #1Thinking You Can't Afford It.Today, buying the home of your dreams is easier than ever before. Many people who thought that buyingthe home they wanted was simply out of their reach are now enjoying a new lifestyle in their very own new home.Buying a home is the smartest financial...