The Virginia Beach Home Inspector Report

When I sat down this evening after a long day of work, I got to thinking about what makes it all worth it. Each and every day I strive to put forth my best effort all day long looking for a financial, personal, and professional payoff. Yesterday was Father’s Day which gave me an opportunity to re...

Today while I was in the middle of a website project today I had some idle time to play with some of Google’s search functions. Most of the tips are things we have all seen before. Yet I find that I still do not use a lot of them just because I forget they are available. So here is just a little ...

Working as a home inspector in Virginia Beach I am asked every now and then what will be needed for this simple repair or fix around the home. So I figured what a better list to have than a must have tool list for a new homeowner. This list is by no means a complete list of tools that one would r...

It really seems sometimes that we live in a point the finger at someone else kind of world today. Politicians blame other politicians, businesses blame customer, customers blame business, and no one wants to step up to the plate and own their mistakes. There is even a “National Blame Someone Else...

When it comes to flushing I am sure that our water heater is not the first thing that comes to mind. Like most things it will work best and last longer with just a little maintenance.  One thing that will benefit your water heater is a good flush. Now it depends on your local water quality how mu...

Here in Virginia Beach it is that time of year where the backyard pools are being opened all over the city. The temperatures are rising and it is time to have some fun, and more and more families are jumping in to cool off. It is very important time also to remember that pools can be a dangerous ...

Recently I posted a video on my YouTube channel about GFCI’s, so I thought I would revisit the topic here. As a home inspector in Virginia Beach I always recommend GFCI protection for a home regardless of whether it was required when the home was built or not. There is no such thing as grandfathe...

So I have started to apply some of the different marketing techniques that I have learned here at Active Rain. I have created some Youtube videos. I also created a Youtube channel for my videos, and submitted an online press release about my new channe. Here is a copy of the press release. PR Log...

The term out of sight out of mind can come to play when you have someone do work in your crawlspace. Maybe it’s laziness or just the end of the workday, but they figure no one is ever going to see the work they did. How many homeowners do you know that crawl under the house after the work was fin...

On a recent Virginia Beach home inspection I encountered an issue that seemed to be a little backwards. On occasion you will come across a bathroom exhaust or plumbing vent that terminates in an attic. This in itself can cause all kinds of havoc in the attic, but this latest termination was a lit...