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2015
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I did an inspection last week on a beautiful home here in Albuquerque in the foothills, or high desert. It was at the base of Sandia Peak, which is over 10,000 feet in elevation. There is a cable Tram that runs up the side of the mountain to a sweet little restaurant at the top called "High Finan...
06/29/2015
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I did an inspection last week in Rio Rancho, Albuquerque's friendly neighbor to the northwest, separated by the mighty Rio Grande river. When you're at the top of one of our area mountains overlooking the two cities, they look to be as one.This house was a "flip" home, sometimes this means troubl...
06/25/2015
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I got a phone call from an agent the other day, he said he has a copy of one of my reports from about 2 weeks ago. It was on a house that the buyers were having loan problems with the VA... imagine that, and the deal fell through! So now, 2 weeks later, they have another buyer looking to purchase...
06/24/2015
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I had an Inspection the other day in Rio Rancho, Albuquerque's next door neighbor, just west of the Rio Grande. Nice area! This was this lady's second attempt at finding her dream home, the first one revealed mucho problemo's, so hopefully this one is the one! This house was built on a golf cours...
06/19/2015
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I can't take credit for that quote, it was made by the late Stuart Scott, ESPN commentator. Love that one. Now this guy is just about that cool. Check out those sweet ape hanger handlebars. He doesn't look that comfortable though.... what if someone slams on the brakes in front of him? Or, what i...
06/16/2015
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I had an inspection the other day in one of Albuquerques coolest and most prestigious neighborhoods. It's in Sandia Heights in the foothills. It is at the base of Sandia Peak, over 10,000 feet elevation. Very spacious and natural settings, gorgeous views over the city of Albuquerque.The Owner of ...
06/15/2015
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Laughing at others misfortunes... it could happen to you! We all have had times that we wish we could get a "Do Over"... I'm betting this horse wishes he could turn back the clock a little bit! But remember, it could happen to you Mr. Cow!! I think this Cow is enjoying this a little too much, an...
06/10/2015
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I had an inspection recently in Rio Rancho. For those of you that doesn't know where Rio Rancho is, it's the 3rd largest city in New Mexico and adjacent to Albuquerque, making this a very large area! Intel has a manufacturing plant there that is probably responsible for most of the economic growt...
06/08/2015
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Recently, my Son was over to the house and we were working on our motorcycles. We had left the door open between the garage and the house, with the large garage door open as well. I heard the buzzing and pounding sound coming from inside the house. A Hummingbird had flown into the house and he wa...
06/05/2015
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There are lots of people in our society that smoke cigarettes. I am not judgmental, but if you choose to smoke in your house, you're going to have a hard time selling it to someone who does not smoke! I would think that these days the non-smokers outnumber the smokers, so you are literally cuttin...
06/04/2015
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