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Home Inspection News
Mike Holmes is Now Luring Clients With Air Miles - 11 Replies
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:25:49 +0200
Kenmore, WA/Feb 1, 2012 by Mike O'Handley
Mike Holmes has added yet another twist to his vision of what a model home inspection firm should look like; he's now offering air miles to reward new home inspection clients for hiring his firm, Mike Holmes Inspections, and he's also rewarding clients w...Link
Radalink's new promo video - 7 Replies
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:03:47 +0200
Radalink has made a promotional video available to its affiliates. They'll customize it for $10 - free for the first 25 customers.
One thing about the sample that was assinine, was at the end, it says call Radalink to schedule your radon test, and gives their numbers. I emailed my dislike for...Link
Spray wand faucet - 2 Replies
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:46:01 +0200
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WA DOL Announces Inspection Board Meeting Dates - 0 Replies
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:16:54 +0200
Kenmore, WA/January 10, 2012
Washington State DOL has just announced the tentative dates for all board meetings for the year 2012.
Full board meetings will be held on March 15th, June 14th, September 13th and December 6th 2012.
Locations for the meeting are based on availability and the...Link
Marvin Goldstein named 2012 ASHI president - 2 Replies
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:42:32 +0200
DES PLAINES, Ill., Jan 09, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE)
The American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) announced Marvin Goldstein as its new president at InspectionWorld, ASHI's annual conference, held this year in Phoenix, January 4-7.
Goldstein, CEO of Building Inspection Service, Inc., is a Charte...Link
D.C. Area Changes Rules For Buyers - 5 Replies
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:36:57 +0200
Jan 9, 2012
Up until the first of the year, buyers in the D.C. area and in Virginia had a reasonable expectation that, even without an inspection, the heating, cooling, washer/dryer and anything mechanical or electrical was working properly at the time of move-in. No longer due to a recent chang...Link
TX Court of Appeals Finds in Favor of Inspector - 16 Replies
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:42:27 +0200
The Texas Court of Appeals has overruled a lower court in favor of an inspector. This may close the door (at least in Texas) on clients filing claims against inspectors using the Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
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A.S.H.I. Standards Committee Seeks Volunteers - 0 Replies
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:03:09 +0200
Jan 2, 2012/Kenmore, WA
Bruce Barker, 2012 Standards Chair, is seeking A.S.H.I. volunteers to serve on the A.S.H.I. 2012 standards committee. In order to get some geographic diversity, he is particularly interested in recruiting someone from the mid-Atlantic, south or northwest regions of the cou...Link
Homeowners Lose Insurance Discounts in Florida - 3 Replies
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:10:29 +0200
According to this Sun Sentinel.com article, thousands of Florida homeowners recently saw their homeowners insurance increase after inspections conducted by their insurers determined that discounts they'd received for hurricane upgrades weren't justified.
Worse, some of the inspectors working for...Link
Fenestration Industry Seeks Better Tax Incentives - 6 Replies
Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:06:51 +0200
Nov 30, 2011/Schaumburg, Ill.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) is recommending timely and significant government intervention to reduce severe construction industry unemployment. The association recently sent a letter to Chairman Dave Camp and members of the U.S. House...Link
End of inspection of a 5 family 110 yr old bldg.. - 3 Replies
Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:46:09 +0200
I was tired... but sometimes you get a good image of something.. It's great to be an inspector.. An old school mate of mine is a pro photographer in Boston and we were talking about 'less is more' recently.. such is the case here (photography-wise).
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An Interview with Mike Holmes - 11 Replies
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:01:07 +0200
Anacortes, WA/November 21, 2011
by Rick Bunzel, ACI
I have to admit that after watching a few episodes of Holmes' Inspection that I wasn't a big fan. I had to keep reminding myself that this was Reality TV and most home inspections are boring to the TV viewer. TV producers will cherry pick fro...Link
In Search of the Perfect Inspection - 15 Replies
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:35:00 +0200
Anacortes, WA/November 21, 2011
by Rick Bunzel
As I approach my tenth year in business I am still learning about homes and perfecting my trade. Our clients have an expectation that we will do the perfect inspection and catch 100% of the issues. However, few are willing to spend the time or mon...Link
C.A.H.P.I. Urges Canadawide H.I. Licensing - 10 Replies
Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:51:11 +0200
By Marlene Habib / Source: CBC News Canada
The case of a B.C. consumer who bought a home that required $50,000 in water-leakage repairs after the seller signed a disclosure statement and the home was inspected stresses the need for national inspection standards regulated by the provinces, some in...Link
B.C. Inspector Wants Firewall from Realtors - 11 Replies
Sun, 06 Nov 2011 07:32:57 +0200
By Carlito Pablo, November 2, 2011/straight.com
Last summer, Vancouver-based home inspector Ed Witzke drove all the way to Merritt to take a look at a house for sale. A young couple had put an offer on the property and hired him to check it out.
It took Witzke about five hours to go through th...Link