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Performing home inspections in the winter presents unique challenges for both the home inspector and the buyer of the home. The most challenging aspect of performing home inspections in the winter is snow-cover. Snow can cover the roof, walkway surfaces, the deck top, and the driveway. It is chal...
01/17/2025
When buying or selling a home sometimes emotions can get the better of people. Buyers are envisioning their family living in their new home. While sellers anticipate moving on to their next chapter in their life’s journey. In the center of these emotions lies an important step that can either mak...
01/02/2025
Sellers can do so much before their home gets inspected to put their home in the most positive position and make the job of the New Jersey home inspector easier. If many issues are found during your home inspection this can cause issues with delayed closings, canceled real estate transactions, an...
11/30/2024
Most home inspectors can provide services in addition to the standard home inspection. NJ Home inspectors typically also perform radon. Radon testing is important because radon is a radioactive gas that comes from the breakdown of uranium in soil and in rock. People are exposed to radon all the t...
09/29/2024
When a client purchases a newly constructed home sometimes, they assume that everything is in tip-top condition and the home does not have any issues. Buying a brand-new home does not mean the home is without issues or is flawless. Even newly built homes can have problems or defects that only hav...
09/16/2024
NJ Home inspectors do have limitations on what they can view and inspect during the home inspection. However, you as buyer can help alleviate many of these problems by requesting that inaccessible areas be made accessible before the home inspection takes place.One such problem area is the attic a...
04/11/2024
NJ Home inspectors typically can provide a Pre-sales home inspection or a "sellers inspection". A presale home inspection is when a seller of the property hires a home inspector to do a home inspection before it is listed for sale. Presale inspections are an important piece of due diligence for a...
04/11/2024
You had your home inspection, and you just received the home inspection report now what?There is typically an inspection contingency period that ranges from 7 days to 14 days. This window of time is when the attorneys have agreed that you must have your home inspection completed and a request let...
03/02/2024
As a mentor home inspector, I often get asked what I enjoy most about being a New Jersey home inspector and what I enjoy least about the home inspection profession.  Home inspection can be both a challenging and rewarding career. Potential new NJ home inspectors should interview veteran home insp...
03/02/2024
When you finally get to the point of having a home inspection in this very challenging real estate environment you are probably very stressed and challenged. It is a tough market to get an offer accepted and get to the home inspection stage of the home buying process. Once here how do you get the...
03/01/2024