Steve's RV Travelogue: A Barbecue at Doc's
We both washed our respective rigs and did a roof inspection. Mine didn’t need any attention. Cathy had a small whole a bird may have pecked open. A little rubber compound repair goop around it and it’s now good as new too. …  read more…

As A First Time Home Buyer, What Do I Need To Know About Home …
Trust me I know plenty of people who’s agents didnt protect their clients by requiring home and pest inspection (yes they are two different types) do a roof inspection if you believe roof looks old. if inspection found problems, …  read more…

What makes a home fail inspection when financing Rural Development …
What are they looking for when they do the inspection? What will cause it to fail? The house is in need of some minor cosmetic work like fresh paint and some kitchen cabinet doors. My main concern is the roof. It needs to be re-shingled …  read more…

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Use Your Own Checklist To Accompany A Professional Home Inspection
There are very good reasons to obtain the services of a certified home inspector to inspect a home you are hoping to buy. Aside from ensuring that the home you are trying to buy is in good shape, the …  read more…

Is Your Home Ready For an Inspection?
You are selling your home. Great. But before you place that for sale sign on the front lawn, you should ensure that your house is ready for a potential home inspection. You would be surprised how many…  read more…

Some tips when purchasing property on PEI
PEI is a little island paradise situated off the Canadian east coast in an area known as the Maritimes. PEI has a year round population of approximately 140,000 people but as it is a vacation destinat…  read more…

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Open Question: Question about a leaky roof?
I have a leaky house roof and i want to know if i’m being over charged? My house is 2,500 square feet. Some shingles are gone and some wood is rotten, the person in my house before i moved in was supposed to have an inspector to fix everything but he didn’t so now it’s costing my $4,000 to fix my little home and i don’t have the money. So is there any cheaper companies out there that i could go with or is that how much it will cosh either way? I’m willing to pay maybe $2,300.
I’m sorry my home is 1,500 square feet not 2,500 square feet.

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Open Question: How much credit do I ask for re: a broken heat pump ?
I did a home inspection today on a condo in Boston and the heating split system did not work. The inspector explained how the heat pump system works and that rignt now the heat is working on “emergency only”, meaning that the indoor unit works but the outside unit is not operating. He explained that the AC would not work and the heat was very costly. The look of the outdoor unit alone indicates it’s very old. I know that the building was rehabbed in 1981 and believe this is how old the outdoor unit is. It looks like the other condos in the building re-did thier systems (they are all on the roof) but this one is not. So…my question is, if the seller refuses to replace and we instead negotiate on a credit, does anyone know how much it will cost? The place is approximately 825 sq. feet. How complicated is it to replace? Anything else I should know?

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Open Question: Bidding on a Probate home with lots of Termite Problems in West Covina, Ca?
My husband and I really like a house in West Covina, Ca that is listed as a Probate Sale. We submitted an offer and was quickly accepted. Soon after we started doing the inspections. The home inspection and Termite inspection was not great. To begin with most of the floor inside the house squeaks, in one bedroom, there must have been water damage because the wooden floor is lifted. One the three restrooms also has water damage…there is a leak that has ruined the floor and it needs a shower replacement and most obvious the floor. When the termite inspector was there, he stated that the house was filled with Termites. Most obvious on the outside beams and the backyard patio that is connected to the house, in which is were Termites begin…open air places. Then he went into the detached garage, where he stated that no piece of wood there was termite free. After poking through most of all woods, the dust of the wood was just fall. We then got a roofer to come and give us an estimate on the property. The roofer then told us that the house was in need of a new roof and also mentioned about replacing the beams around the house and replacing most the outside patio. And also stated that roof on the garage and the beams on the garage where also necessary to fix.

Not to mention that most of the house inside needs flooring. Two bedrooms, and the hallways as well as the living room are all covered with squared wooden sheets. The kitchen floor is also in need of flooring.

***My husband and I really like the floorplan and know that this home has potential. But when we placed our offer on this home, we did not foresee the extra expenses. Yes, we did see the flooring expense, but not the roof and beams and all that extras. We placed our bid really close to asking price, in which is what the home was appraised at. Other homes in the area haves sold for the same price and are in living condition.

——–>So finally my question is, Will the sellers to this Probate home give us any credit for fixtures. Or are probate sales just listed as is. As far as we know, many people have either not passed through escrow or others have backed off after seeing all the fixing the house needs (per neighbors to home). Is this a good investment, this would be our first home, and the home where we would like to raise our children.

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