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I went to an inspection yesterday and there were 4 houses for sale on the block. Usually,they sit  there for a few months, then they the lower the price and eventually get sold... Well I met the seller at the property so he could move his harley and classic car for access to the elecrical panel a...
03/09/2012
Brian Persons 219 14th St, Greeley, CO3BR/1.0BA Single Familyoffered at $72,000 Year Built1920Sq Footage1,072Bedrooms3 Bathrooms1.0Floors2Parking2 Carport, Garage - Detached Lot Size8,537 sq ftdescriptionCute house on big lot see additional photos belowproperty features - Cable-ready- Ceiling fan...
03/09/2012
   The following was a question and answer interview from last week with a publisher about home inspections: Please tell us about yourself and your company here: I have lived in Greeley, Colorado for over 30 years and have graduated Aims Community college and attended UNC and served in the United...
03/01/2012
I see similar bathroom fixtures alot more now and its true that sometimes the form takes priority over the function. Be aware of those beautiful items.Form follows function---or not! I know I am tilting at windmills when it comes to even suggesting that the shape of things should have anything to...
01/30/2012
All in a days work. What happened to Jay, happens more often than one might think. The first phone call when people accuse you is the worst, but when you gret to the bottom of the issue it is always a relief. Bottom line, it is always good to have an inspection by someone willing to follow throug...
08/10/2011
I get this situation quite often and wonder to myself if they realize what they could be doing to their deal. This also puts  people in a akward position of weather or not to pass important information along or not.Since I am not much of a talker, I enjoy people who can talk about anything and ev...
07/12/2011
I see this quite often in older homes, and sometimes (believe it or not) the buyer does not care, and wants to roll the dice and try and live with it for a few more years.It seems that lately I have had a string of issues come up where my opinion of the condition of something was vastly different...
06/13/2011
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Am I being Used? This is what I have been asking myself for the last few days  before an inspection. The Client called and made the appointment for the home inspection, but seemed more excited about getting in the house and moving the current occupants belongings and searching the home for drugs....
05/11/2011
I like Toms comment , this is pretty common on older homes in our area. The bear doo doesn't last long in our climate. Thanks Charles I have done lots of posts about flashings that seal around the pipes that go through roofs. At a recent inspection there were no flashings at all on any of the pi...
03/29/2011
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03/18/2011
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