Home Inspections

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July 2021 Houston Real Estate Market
22 October, 2021| Home Improvements & Repair, Home Inspections, Home...
Houston, Texas Real Estate Market July 2021 Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas, fourth-most populous city in the United States, most populous city in the Southern Unite... read more
Silence Is Golden: Quieting False Alarms
19 October, 2021| Home Inspections, Home Buying, Home Selling
Cleaning Your Alarms If you have a smoke alarm that’s way too sensitive, especially if I didn’t used to be, then there’s a good chance that you need to clean it. Dust, dirt, and s... read more
Are Home Warranties Worth the Cost? Arnold Magana...
15 October, 2021| Home Inspections, Home Warranty, Education
When Courtney St. Gemme-Chandler and her husband bought an older home in Aurora, Colorado, in 2012, they assumed it would need some minor TLC. But their elation at the closing table soon turned to fru... read more
How to Protect Yourself When Buying A Home.
14 October, 2021| Home Buying, Home Inspections
When you are facing competition in trying to buy a home it can be tempting to remove contingencies in attempt to make you offer more appealing to a seller. Is it worth it to get the house? Usually the... read more
Fresh start, Life after Divorce
12 October, 2021| General, Education, Home Inspections
Divorce is one of the toughest events you will experience in your life and it can take years to find yourself again without proper healing. It isnt something we plan when we get married, but sometimes... read more
How Solar Panels Affect Transactions
5 October, 2021| Home Selling, Home Buying, Home Inspections
Your Paid Off Panels If the solar panels are fully paid off, they are treated the same as any other fixture in Paragraph 2 of your TREC sales contract. Financed Panels If the panels were financed, the... read more
Types of Plumbing Pipes and Their Lifespans
29 September, 2021| Home Inspections, Home Appraisals, Home Buying
Nothing lasts forever, and that includes the plumbing pipes in your home. Fortunately, the majority of pipe materials perform well for decades. However, when that lifespan is reached, pipes may start... read more
More Places to Store Odds and Ends
28 September, 2021| Home Inspections, Home Buying, Home Selling
Under, Over, and Behind When you look in your cabinets or closets and see the clutter there, you might actually be missing one possible solution to your problem. There’s usually some empty sp... read more
Is It Time To Move on to a New Home?
25 September, 2021| Home Inspections, Home Buying, Home Selling
If you've been in your home for longer than five years, you're not alone. According to recent data from First American, homeowners are staying put much longer than historical averages (see gr... read more
Want To Buy A New Home?
12 August, 2021| Home Builders, Home Inspections, Home Buying
If you think that a new home could be the easy route because the home will be perfect guess again. New home buying still has risk. New home construction is not something you want to tackle alone. Alwa... read more
Inspectors May Find Flaws in
10 August, 2021| Home Selling, Home Inspections, Home Buying
A home inspection can spare you from unpleasant surprises after you buy. After crunching the numbers, searching your favorite neighborhoods, and weighing the pros and cons of each property you have to... read more
6 Unexpected Places Mold Can Hide in Your Home
6 August, 2021| Home Inspections, Home Selling
Its not a shock when mold shows up behind drywall after a flood or covers baseboards in damp basements. But mold can surprise you and hide in unexpected places, making it harder to detect and wipe out... read more
How to Make the Most of an Initial Home Walk-Throu...
3 July, 2021| Home Selling, Home Buying, Home Inspections
All those hours of searching online real estate sites for the perfect home hopefully leads to this moment: spotting a place that makes you say, This could be the one.Its one of the highlights of buyin... read more
Owning a Home Has Distinct Financial Benefits Over...
18 June, 2021| Home Inspections, Home Buying, Home Selling
Some Highlights When you rent, you build your landlords wealth, your monthly payment depends on ever-rising rents, and you don't benefit from home price appreciation. On the other hand, when yo... read more
Why You May Want To Cash in on Your Second Home
11 June, 2021| Home Inspections, Home Buying, Home Selling
When stay-at-home mandates were enforced last year, many households realized their homes didn't really fulfill their new lifestyle needs. An office (in some cases two), a media room, space for ch... read more