home inspection
Real Estate Investing by Sharon Vornholt | October 10, 2011 
Presale home inspections have been around since the early 1990’s, but have always been somewhat under-utilized in retail transactions. Having been previously in the home inspection business for many years, I can tell you that they were always a hard sell especially in the early days. Even as the years passed, the vast majority of [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Sharon Vornholt | September 20, 2011 
Home inspections have been a sore spot with real estate investors ever since I first began investing in real estate in 1998 and not a lot has changed since then. As a whole, real estate investors think of themselves as a fairly self-sufficient bunch of folks. More often than not, a rehabber will be doing [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate by Sharon Vornholt | September 7, 2011 
Maybe, maybe not. While that may not seem like a good answer, it really depends on a number of factors. Most real estate investors get pretty good at assessing the condition of properties over time. This process is a lot tougher for those folks just starting out. One thing that I have found time and [...]
Read the full article → Landlord Tenant by Richard Warren | December 6, 2010 
Most investors and a fair number of retail home buyers would never consider purchasing a property without a thorough home inspection. This is your opportunity to uncover problems and negotiate their resolution with the seller prior to closing the deal. The proper escape clause in your purchase contract also allows you to walk away from [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate by Jason Hanson | October 17, 2010 
A while back I read an article in the Washington Post about a woman who said she didn’t want to pay for the $300 home inspection, but later found out she had to do over $50,000 in repairs on her home. All I could do was laugh. A home inspection is one of the best [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate News by Dean Ouellette | March 20, 2010 
1 ) Famous blonde financial pundit expects double dip in U.S. housing market – There are two trains of thought out there. The first is that the market has tanked and the banks are smarter now, and will not release enough properties to cause another housing dip any time soon. Then there is the group [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Tips by Winston Westbrook | December 23, 2009 
Here in Victorville USA, fall and winter temperatures can drop below the freezing point. Because of this, it is customary to Winterize an unoccupied house for sale throughout fall, winter, and parts of spring. Since the majority of all the sales in this area and yours are REO (bank owned properties), banks decide it’s in [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate by Richard Warren | August 25, 2008Is it worth $300-$500 to have a professional home inspection prior to making a purchase? This is a question that I ask myself frequently. For most people the answer is absolutely! The average homebuyer does not have the experience or the knowledge to effectively evaluate a home prior to purchase. Experienced real estate investors, and [...]
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