Brodie Brown's (brownb84) Blog

I was recently asked if a home inspection should be done on a property that is being sold "as is". The answer is, if it will be lived in, yes. A home inspection is often used as a bargaining tool, but that is not the primary purpose. A home inspection is meant to give the buyer information about ...

As a home inspector I see many water heaters with corrosion on the the pipe connections. Corrosion on these connections will eventually eat away at enough of the pipe to cause a leak. Corrosion at these connections is typically caused by two dissimilar metals being connected, i.e. brass to copper...

My wife and I have been married for 11yrs. I think our marriage is as good today as it ever has been. One of the reasons for this is we communicate. We stay on the same page. Every year on New Years eve day we go to lunch together. It doesn't matter where really, just make sure it's a place where...

 Using social networking sites to grow your business is a no brainer.  The sites are free, so not using them is like leaving money on the table.  They can be overwhelming though.  As I teach others how to use them, it is difficult to get across that it is not an overnight thing.  It does take som...

    I'm seeing a few companies that advertise that they can do a home inspection with a termite letter for the same low price.  Usually a price lower than a typically home inspector will offer.  Most of these companies are pest control companies who have decided that they can offer a quality home...

It's raining today in Georgia.  An excellent time to check your gutters.  When your house was built the natural drainage of the land was disrupted.  Water that normally would have ran to creeks and rivers is not being stopped by your foundation.  That's why proper grading and gutters are so impor...

Winter is upon us and it's time to winterize.  This is just one of the things you should think about doing.  If you've never had frozen pipes, you don't want them.  They freeze and as the ice expands in the pipe if can bust the pipe.  Then when the water thaws you have an open water pipe sending ...

Each of us work with people in some way.  Whether as customers, co-workers, or employees.  No matter how tough we want to be or pretend to be, each of us needs something.  We need to be appreciated and valued.  Nobody is worthless.  Each one of us has skills and talents and we are needed.      Wa...

We all have to deal with people in some way.  At work, home, the store, the road...they're everywhere.  There are a mind numbing amount of books out there that tell you how to get this or that from people, basically trying to teach you how to be more manipulative.  I personally hate these books. ...

I am a home inspector in Metro Atlanta.  I am the only employee.  If the phone is to get answered or email responded to, it is up to me to do it.  With that responsibility I think I have become addicted to technology.  You probably have too.  When I get up in the morning my first instinct is to t...