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Above and Beyond a Naysayer Many years ago I went to a local community college for a small business seminar. I had not even started doing inspection for fees yet. I was practicing on some friend's homes to develop a system and not waste so much time rewalking the home. The speaker at the semi...
02/27/2016
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More Cool Hidden Gems. Sometimes I get asked during an inspection about how I deal with crawl spaces or creepy spiders or attics that are 120 degrees or just gross dirty homes. It's quite simple really. I just explain to them that I don't see them or have to deal with those things all the ti...
02/27/2016
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Time spent visiting with Agents is never wasted time. In the Bourbonnais-Kankakee Area winter is here and with winter comes the biggest slowdown of the year. How nice would it be to live in sunny Florida or Arizona for the whole year and be able to inspect year 'round? Too bad, I'm not moving. Bu...
02/15/2016
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Scott Seaton SLS Home Inspections @815-644-6271Inspecting homes like yours in the Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Illinois area since 2007.Real Estate inspections with same day report delivery. Mold and air quality testing. FREE 90 day Homeowners Warranty. Included with every inspection.FREE Sewe...
02/07/2016
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This thing was looking at me. I swear. The Creature from the green lagoon. What a great movie title.I'm now thinking it would only be great in Hollywood, not on my home inspection. I was inspecting a home in Kankakee, Illinois and while inspecting the roof, I saw something floating in the pool th...
01/04/2016
Mild or not, there's still time to check your furnace. Winter has been pretty mild in Bourbonnais, Illinois and all across the mid west this year. In fact, there are areas suffering from severe flooding as I write this post. There are a few things that are worse than a furnace acting up in the mi...
12/31/2015
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Where should 2016 marketing money be spent? Great question. Home Inspections in the Kankakee Bourbonnais Bradley Illinois area have been dominated by a very small number of inspectors for years. We are a rather odd kind of market. Very close to Chicago with a very definate rural surrounding. Ofte...
12/31/2015
Old Man Winter is on the Way. It's Furnace Time! Winter was pretty rough in Bourbonnais, Illinois last year. There are a few things that are worse than a furnace acting up in the middle of the winter, but for the life of me I can't think of any right now. Your furnace needs an annual checkup and...
10/15/2014
Five Years Ago Today Everything Changed, For the Better.10 minutes to save your life. Doesn't seem like much time does it? But it was the difference in me being here today or my wife planning a funeral. Dec 10, 2012 at 1:25 AM in the morning I woke to an incredible crushing pain in my chest. I sa...
12/10/2013
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Time for the annual tune-up of Old Smokey? You better believe it. There are a few things that are worse than a furnace acting up in the middle of the winter, but for the life of me I can't think of any right now. Your furnace needs an annual checkup and now is the best time to get it done. Waitin...
09/07/2011