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Recommendations for a “good” Home Inspector

ARDELL on 12 30, 2009 | 17 Comments

Recommendations for a

Trulia Voices is an excellent place to ask questions and also a good place for buyers and sellers to read other people's questions and answers. Zillow has a similar feature, but I am not as familiar w

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What is NOT included in the home inspection?

ARDELL on 09 13, 2009 | 42 Comments

The other day I presented a request to the seller's agent after a home inspection. The agent said "My home inspector never includes the deficiencies of outbuildings"  It reminded me that many home bu

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Inspection = Yay or Nay

ARDELL on 08 30, 2009 | 30 Comments

Inspection = Yay or Nay

An alternate title for this post might be "The seller doesn't 'have to'...anything". I am writing two offers today and the one MOST IMPORTANT thing to keep in mind when making an offer on a house i

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Why Home Inspection Negotiations Fail

ARDELL on 06 29, 2009 | 75 Comments

Properties "falling out of escrow" due to the home inspection negotiation failing, is on the rise. In many cases this is because the buyer is asking for something the seller can't really say yes to, b

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