Fred Sweezer Sr.'s (sweezer) Blog

Having the buyer sign a waiver not to get a Certified Home Inspection is not a good legal position to be in even if the property is "sold as is", please follow this link. Home inspection reports are not pass or fail issues but are complying with consumer law requirements. The buyer in this case i...

Safeguard Your Home from Burglars   Some interesting statistics concerning break-ins in the United States:   •Theft makes up more than three-quarters of all reported crime. •In 2005, law enforcement agencies reported more than 2 million burglary offenses. According to a survey, burglars enter hom...

Aging in Place "Aging in place" is the phenomenon describing senior citizens' ability to live independently in their homes for as long as possible. Those who age in place will not have to move from their present residence in order to secure necessary support services in response to their changing...

Food security collapses in Haiti as machete-wielding gangs fight in the streets (NaturalNews) Overnight, Haiti has gone from an organized, civil nation to a scenario of total chaos with gangs running wild through the streets, ransacking shops and fighting over food with machetes.Learning this, m...

  FBI Warns Of Online Haiti Earthquake Scams  Both the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are warning Internet users to be on the lookout for online scams related to Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti.  "Whenever there is a major natural disaster, be it home or abroad...

10 Easy Ways to Save Energy in Your Home By Nick Gromicko, Ben Gromicko, Rob London and Kenton Shepard     Most people don't know how easy it is to make their homes run on less energy, and here at InterNACHI, we want to change that. Drastic reductions in heating, cooling and electricity costs can...