Inspections

Should The Home Seller Attend The Home Inspection?

I’ve written about buyers attending the home inspection, and I’ve written about buyer’s agents attending the home inspection.  I’ve never written about home sellers attending the home inspection because I...
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Avoiding Wasps

I've seen grown men act like sissies around little critters like mice, spiders, and leeches.  Not me though.   I act like a sissy around wasps.  I get stung every...
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Fall Maintenance for Minnesota Homeowners

While it's still officially summer for another week, it's a good time to get started on your fall maintenance list.  It's much easier working on these projects while it's still...
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Why Are Home Inspectors So Inconsistent?

Have you ever wondered how different home inspectors can look at the same issue, yet have completely different ways of describing the situation and different calls to action?   I’ve...
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Why Is My Water Heater Backdrafting?

I find a fair amount of water heaters in Minneapolis and Saint Paul that backdraft.   Backdrafting happens when the exhaust gases from a fuel-burning appliance,  such as a water...
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Home Inspection Agreements With Echosign

In November of 2009, a home inspector in North Vancouver was ordered to pay nearly $200,000 after a faulty home inspection.   I read about all of the mistakes that were...
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Cheater Breakers

 When an electric panel is filled with standard circuit breakers and more circuits need to be added, the solution is sometimes to install tandem breakers.  These circuit breakers allow for...
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My New Invention – A Better Two-Prong Outlet Tester

but I got to thinking about it the other day, and I decided it doesn't need to be this way. So... I invented a silly looking electrical tester that will...
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