It’s time to sell one of your biggest family investments, but are you ready to sell? The best way to find out is to do a seller’s inspection. Here are some advantages in completing a seller’s inspection: It might alert the seller to any items of immediate concern, such as radon gas or active termite infestation. The seller can assist the inspector during the inspection, something normally not done during a buyer’s inspection. The report can help the seller realistically price the home if problems exist. The report can help the seller substantiate a higher asking p...

10 Things to Check Before You Buy a Home We’ve learned the hard way that there are some very important things that should be checked before signing the papers to buy a new home. Of course, you’ll have a professional do an inspection and look over the place to make sure the home is termite and flood damage free, but these 10 things fall into a different category; the immediate to-do list, which is something you may not want to be adding to right now. Even though there will always be cosmetic changes to make to a new home, trying to avoid costly repairs upon first moving in is alway...

Fan Function The fan may be controlled in one of several ways: Most are controlled by a conventional wall switch. A timer switch may be mounted on the wall. A wall-mounted humidistat can be pre-set to turn the fan on and off based on different levels of relative humidity Newer fans may be very quiet but work just fine. Older fans may be very noisy or very quiet. If an older fan is quiet, it may not be working well. Inspectors can test for adequate fan airflow with a chemical smoke pencil or a powder puff bottle, but such tests exceed InterNACHI’s Standards of Practice....