Ron Rittiner's (darnifino) Blog

THE HOME INSPECTOR'S REVIEW Everyone knows 2007 was a tough year to sell a home and 2008 may be just as tough.  With thousands more homes on the market than usual it is harder than ever to make a home that is for sale stand out.  And it is really hard to get your asking price!  There are plenty o...

A STORY ABOUT RADONBy Richard AcreePresidentHABITEC Home and Building Inspections, LLCThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated January is the National Radon Action Month.  This is a story about radon that everyone should read.  First a brief review.Radon is an odorless and invi...

There is an effort underway in TN to re-evalute the eligibility for Home Inspectors to have access to the lockbox entry system.  At $3.00/gallon for gas, not to mention the value of the realtor's time, I think maybe it is time this should happen.Most realtors I know do not stay around during the ...

UTILITY SHUTOFFS - WATERBy Richard A. AcreePresident, HABITEC Home and Building Inspections, LLCIt's 4 AM in January.  It's dark in the house and outside.  Outside it's windy and cold, real cold, like 10 degrees F.  You wake up to the sound of running water.  Lots of running water.  The sounds ar...