Inspector Brian's Blog

Lead Facts Did you know the following facts about lead?   FACT: Lead exposure can harm young children and babies even before they are born. FACT: Even children who seem healthy can have high levels of lead in their bodies. FACT: You can get lead in your body by breathing or swallowing lead dust,...

Childproofing Your Home: 12 Safety Devices to Protect Your Children About 2.5 million children are injured or killed by hazards in the home each year. The good news is that many of these incidents can be prevented by using simple child-safety devices on the market today. Any safety device you bu...

  15 Tools That Every Homeowner Should Own By Nick Gromicko and Rob London     The following items are essential tools but this list is by no means exhaustive. Feel free to ask an InterNACHI inspector during your next inspection about other tools that you might find useful.   1.  Plunger A clogg...

I have recently gone through training and certification in radon measurement and mitigation. It is surprising that more Buyers are not educated or aware of this easy to test and inexpensive to fix, Cancer causing gas. In a nearby county they have started requiring passive mitigation techniques fo...

I performed an inspection for a client and posted it on www.MoveinCertified.com . The report provides a third-party, unbiased opinion to offer to potential buyers. The client has the property under contract and the buyer is comfortable with the report. This transaction worked out nicely and I hop...

This is a metal indian silloette in the prairie outside of Akron Colorado.There is alot of wide open space in eastern Colorado and every once in a while you will see these out in the middle of nowhere.I think they are neat.I took a picture of this one on my way to an inspection in Otis Colorado.

This picture was taken on horse back during one of our family visits to Estes park. Estes park is only an hour West of Greeley with great veiws and picnic sites along the way.There is shopping downtown and tourist attractions.There are great hiking trails and the national park entrance also.This ...

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Fishing DerbyLand your first Rainbow Trout of the year!The City of Greeley presents its 19th Annual Community Fishing Derby for people of all ages!  Kids' All American Fishing Derby  Saturday, June 4th, 2006  8:00 a.m. to 12 noon  Allen Park  49th Avenue and 9th Street    Pre-register at the Gree...

Not hiring a buyer's agent to represent you.   Buying property is a complex and stressful task.  In fact, it is often the biggest single investment you will make in your lifetime.  At the same time, real estate transactions have become increasingly complicated.  New technology, laws, procedures a...