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As I have posted here previously, I have been experimenting with attaching some short narrated video slide shows to a few of the more common and more complicated to explain home inspection concerns. At first I was doing longer, all inclusive, videos that were taking five minutes or more. Those still exist in cyberland. But, for those times when I want a very quick and direct informative piece, I have cut them down to single topics. For example, one of the most often found problems in the cour... Read Full Post

The next four-week Fundamentals of Home Inspection training course, with a week of field training, will begin at Bellingham Technical College on Monday, August 30, 2010. As of July 1, 2010, any residential home inspector in the state must be a Washington State Licensed home inspector. Those individuals who wish to become home inspectors now and in the future require specific training -- 120 hours of fundamentals of home inspection training. That education must be obtained in a classroom and t... Read Full Post

There is a lesser publicized dark side to the short sales and foreclosures in the market today. That dark side is a challenge in the face of buyers and their home inspectors. That dark side consists of new homes that have not been completed properly -- major gaps or deficiencies in systems and components. In some cases, efforts have been made to conceal the problems or shoddy workmanship. The inspector is accustomed to funky workmanship at older homes. However, in one's mind at least, it woul... Read Full Post

Some people think a home inspector is being picky when he or she cites, as a problem, trees, bushes and vegetation growing against the exterior of a home. Fact is, picky is not the right word. If a home inspector, or a structural pest inspector, does not cite that as a problem, then the inspector is not doing a good job. In Washington state, that statement is backed-up by the laws. In the photo above, very common, the vegetation will keep the exterior of the building from drying and it also p... Read Full Post