MA Home Inspectors
The Massachusetts Home Inspector Standards of Practice (SOP) is unique from other States. Read the blog for insight on what makes a MA Home Inspection different from other States.
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2009
There is a lot of good information on Active Rain for the First Time Home Buyer. It just might be possible to find the right professionals to assist the first time buyer with the purchase of the dream home. They do all the research, ask all the right questions, find the right house, the right p...
02/07/2009
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I appreciate the market data postings from the Real Estate Professionals. Thank you all. I like pictures, so here is the MASSSTATS map of 2008 Home Prices. Many other interesting Massachusetts maps can be generated with MASSSTATS. What can I say, in third grade we had this really neat maps & gl...
02/06/2009
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First, the following blog has nothing to do with the A&E channel. This is a blog on how some home inspector professional organizations and some state regulatory authorities choose the word "Affect" and "Effect" in home inspector terminology. I am all for a good relationship with your home insp...
02/06/2009
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Don't you just enjoy the home inspection with the big barking dog? Well there were two medium sized dogs, and they didn't seem to like strangers, The realtor was not very keen on dogs and called the owner. I like dogs, and proceeded to get aquainted with the dogs before doing the inspection. T...
02/04/2009
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I saw part of the article in the ASHI Reporter about NHCRS ... National Home Condition Rating System. What's the deal with this? Some type of scale from 1 - 1,000 points for 58 components. The ASHI SOP lists around 100 components. The licensed States can't agree on a common SOP. How can the...
02/04/2009
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There are several good articles on "moisture in the home" posted in several groups here on active rain. In addition to the deficiencies noted and explained, the everyday living habits of the occupants also have a significant impact on the home. In case some of the technical descriptions posted ...
02/04/2009
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In 2008 MA decided to require home inspectors to distribute part of the home inspector regulations to their client. 266 CMR 1.00 - 11.00 are the regulations. Home inspectors are required to distribute 266 CMR 2.00 Definitions and 266 CMR 6.00 Standards of Practice either embedded or attached to ...
02/01/2009
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The Massachusetts Home Inspector Standards of Practice (SOP) is unique from other States. Read the blog for insight on what makes a MA Home Inspection different from other States.