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Inspect Before You Buy: Insider Secrets You Need to Know About Home Inspection - With Companion CD-ROM
This book is for prospective home buyers, real estate investors, and those interested in starting their own home inspection business. Home inspections are an important step in the home-buying process. Everyone agrees that you should use a home inspection service before buying a home. Home inspectors conduct a thorough examination of your home to detect any problems before you purchase. A detailed home inspection usually takes a few hours, and you get a written report.
But there are two first the cost a good home inspection can cost several hundred dollars depending on the size of the house. And who has extra money when you are trying to afford a new home? Second, they are not flawless, mistakes are made. It is difficult to test everything in a house in just a couple of hours. No one will examine a house like the prospective owner.
Now you can be armed with the right information and save a lot of money and time. Through explanations, the experiences of others, and dozens of forms and checklists you will learn all
floors, walls, paint, windows, decks, garage doors, roofing, flashings, chimneys,
piping, fixtures, faucets, water heating and fuel storage systems, pools and equipment,
main service panels, conductors, switches, receptacles, heating, air conditioning and heat pumps, ceilings,
railings, doors and windows, attics, walls, foundations, kitchens, and bathrooms.
In addition you will gain valuable information septic systems, wells, water quality testing, mold, radon testing, asbestos, termites, carbon monoxide testing, and lead testing.
But there are two first the cost a good home inspection can cost several hundred dollars depending on the size of the house. And who has extra money when you are trying to afford a new home? Second, they are not flawless, mistakes are made. It is difficult to test everything in a house in just a couple of hours. No one will examine a house like the prospective owner.
Now you can be armed with the right information and save a lot of money and time. Through explanations, the experiences of others, and dozens of forms and checklists you will learn all
floors, walls, paint, windows, decks, garage doors, roofing, flashings, chimneys,
piping, fixtures, faucets, water heating and fuel storage systems, pools and equipment,
main service panels, conductors, switches, receptacles, heating, air conditioning and heat pumps, ceilings,
railings, doors and windows, attics, walls, foundations, kitchens, and bathrooms.
In addition you will gain valuable information septic systems, wells, water quality testing, mold, radon testing, asbestos, termites, carbon monoxide testing, and lead testing.
288 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2007
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February 12, 2017It's hard not to appreciate how much knowledge is contained between these two covers. Basically, if you followed all the guidelines before you bought a house, it'd be nearly impossible for anyone to sneak something by you.
That's also the downside of this book. It was written by a home inspector, and it feels like that's the case. There is plenty of good information about the home inspection, maybe even too much! For example, the writing could be rough and bland, though that doesn't stop the author from going on and on.
At the end of the day, it's a great research tool, with plenty of good titles to view the full copy
That's also the downside of this book. It was written by a home inspector, and it feels like that's the case. There is plenty of good information about the home inspection, maybe even too much! For example, the writing could be rough and bland, though that doesn't stop the author from going on and on.
At the end of the day, it's a great research tool, with plenty of good titles to view the full copy
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