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Is there anything homier than the curb appeal of a house with mature trees all around? Trees clean toxins from the air, provide shade, block winds and give birds and squirrels a nice place to live. But they can also cause plumbing problems. Every home is likely to have a drain line blockage at one […]

There’s no way to know everything that has happened in a home. If a house has survived a flood, there might be hidden damage that a new owner needs to know about. Although a certified home inspector doesn’t dig into walls or lift up flooring to see the bones of the house, certain indicators on […]

As of April 2005, Tennessee has required all home inspectors to hold a state-issued license. The goal was to ensure that only people who held certain standard qualifications endorsed by the state could perform inspections for the public. The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance says, “It’s our mission to protect public health, safety and […]

You don’t need fancy uniforms or high-tech gadgets to run professional home inspection business. In fact, all that you really need are a few hand tools and a home inspection report form to fill out. Thing is, competition is tough. While your report is the most important part of your work, customers, real estate agents […]

How can you inspect a home’s electrical system if you know nothing about it? Believe it or not, you aren’t expected to be an electrician. And you can learn what you need to know about inspecting it. This is a confusing subject, and it’s a potentially dangerous one, too, since most of the system is […]

When DIY television shows promote a product or trend, it’s only a matter of time before it starts popping up in homes that you’ll eventually inspect. It wasn’t that long ago when hardly any homeowner would dare take on a tile project, and now tile is touted as DIY friendly. New products geared toward homeowners […]

A flooded basement doesn’t make anyone happy, but the fix might be a lot simpler than your customer realizes. It doesn’t have to be a deal killer, not when something as simple as a shovel or a trip to a home improvement center might fix it permanently. Here are 4 ways that a wet basement […]

Today’s homebuyers are savvy. They spend a lot of time researching online before they jump into anything – especially big investments like real estate. So everyone in the real estate business – from agents to inspectors to attorneys – should make sure to have some sort of digital footprint. “It might be foreign for most […]

  The general age of a house might be obvious to you. Then again, it might not. Where you can reasonably assume that a house in a new development was built within the last few years, it’s not as easy with older properties. While experience and education are highly necessary to become a home inspector, […]

  The green movement affects almost every aspect of the real estate industry. There’s green building materials, green energy, and even green decorative paint. In a world where ecologically sound materials and components are increasingly important, there might be a niche for you to broaden your reach. Here are a few reasons why expanding your […]