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Have you heard about the new APP "If I Die"? With so much of our lives entangled on the web and with social media, I found this attached post from Mike Cooper @ Cornerstone Business Group quite interesting. If you keep in touch with all your friends and networks on sites like Facebook, you don...
01/09/2012
203K Consultant (PA): What's an Eligible Property? As a 203K consultant in PA, I sometimes get questions from clients wondering if their current home or a property they are purchasing would qualify as an eligible property under the FHA 203K loan program in PA. Here are some questions I ...
01/08/2012
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Do you Trust your Home Inspector? (Pottstown) Trust is probably one of the most important things to me, personally and in my business as a home inspector in Pottstown, PA. I naturally trust people and want them to trust me back. When I started my home inspection business in Pottstown over 10 yea...
01/04/2012
Oh no! My Condo failed a Radon Test (Reading, PA) If you read my earlier post Can a Second Floor Condo have Radon?, I had a client call me for a home inspection in Reading, PA, on a second floor condo unit. They were also concerned about radon and requested a radon test, which turned out to be ...
01/03/2012
Can a 2nd floor Condo have Radon? (Reading, PA) Radon is a cancer-causing radioactive gas and is found at high levels in every state in the U.S. It comes into your home from the surrounding soil and can even contaminate well water. Radon can get into any type of building- homes, offices, and sc...
12/26/2011
203K Inspection (Lancaster)- same as a Home Inspection? I have worked with a number of clients in Lancaster, PA both as a 203K consultant and as a home inspector and I often get asked, "Is the 203K inspection is the same as a home inspection?" A 203K inspection is not the same as a home inspect...
12/13/2011
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New Tool for Screening Tenants (Reading, PA) As a home inspector for real estate investors in Reading, PA and Pottstown and Philadelphia, I often hear my real estate investor clients ask, "Why isn't there a website we can go to that lists the bad tenants out there?" It looks like someone in Ne...
12/08/2011
Don't Crawl Naked for Home Inspections (Pottstown) Several years ago, I read an article in one of my trade magazines about making sure you are protected before going through crawl spaces. When I do home inspections in Pottstown & surrounding and I have to go through a crawl space, I don't craw...
12/07/2011
Pottstown Home Inspector finds himself Thankful… As Thanksgiving approaches, I thought it was a good time to sit back and think about the things that I’m truly thankful for. Here are a few things that came to mind: First, because I know she’ll be reading this, I should say I’m thankful for my lo...
11/08/2011
What is a 203K Feasibility study? (Philadelphia) If you are just starting to look into the FHA 203K program around Philadelphia, PA, you might ask "What is a 203K Feasibility study?" First you need to find a qualified 203K Consultant for your area. That consultant, or inspector, performs an...
11/04/2011