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  • A Buyers Agent Can Save You Time And Money
    You search and search, viewing dozens of properties online, you call on ads from the newspaper and real estate magazines, yet you still haven’t found the right home. What are you missing?
  • Lead Based Paint What a Buyer Should Know
    Anytime a person buys an older home, it is only logical to assume that some lead-based paint is on the premises. Typically, this is not much of a concern unless the paint is flaking off or if a major renovation is planned.
  • Underground Fuel Tanks What Buyers Should Know
    When it is disclosed, or discovered, that an old underground fuel tank exists on a lot, that can create a number of problems at closing. The information below is current and provides insight into how to best deal with this possibility so complications, and delays at closing, can be avoided.
  • Private Wells What a Buyer Should Know
    Buyers, purchasing a home with a well for the first time, often know nothing about the biology or mechanics of a well. The brief article below will provide some simple but essential information.
  • Getting Ready For the Home Inspection
    A home inspection can have a major impact on whether a real estate deal is completed or not. Therefore, it is in the best interest of realtors to understand the inspection process and to do what they can to make sure the inspection goes smoothly.
  • Parameters Of The Professional Home Inspection
    Many consumers do not understand the role of the residential home inspector during the standard real estate transaction. The information below explains the function of the home inspector and gives insight into what a buyer or seller should, and should not, expect from the professional home inspector.
  • Asbestos In The Home
    Many building products, over the years, have contained asbestos. Many of these products are still present in homes that were built prior to the mid-1980’s. So What exactly should you know about asbestos? Take a look….
  • The Lesser Known Inspection – The Draw Inspection
    Most people know that the home inspector inspects homes for buyers and sellers. A lesser known inspection is called the “draw” inspection. This type of inspection is provided, as part of a construction loan, for banks and other financial institutions.
  • Home Inspection and Appliances
    Many home inspectors not only check the critical components and systems of a home, but also try to give an overview of the status of the household appliances. The information below gives some insight into how this evaluation is done.
  • Heating in the Home, What to Look For When Buying a Home
    Does the home you plan to buy have sufficient sources of heat? Maybe it does and maybe it does not. Heating problems are common in older homes and, surprisingly enough, in new homes as well. A few of the most common problems are described below.
  • Wood Destroying Organisms, What to Look For When Buying a Home
    When wood destroying organisms are found during a home inspection, what can and should be done about it? Does the remedy entail wood replacement, or merely hiring someone to apply a pest control treatment? Some of the questions you might have about this process are answered below.
  • Problems For a Home Inspector
    A home inspection, because it is a visual inspection by a trained professional, has a certain number of built in limitations. An inspector cannot see into walls. However, when the utilities at a home have been shutoff, such as water, gas and electricity, that imposes limitations on the inspection and that severely impedes the overall quality of the inspection.
  • Home Inspectors and the Re-inspection
    On the surface, it sounds simple enough. But, in fact, the simple re-inspection of a previously inspected home or property is very high liability to the working home inspector. A synopsis of the complexities of the re-inspection process, and why it worries home inspectors, is provided below.
  • Home Inspections: Unsafe Decks
    Decks are so commonplace that people tend to take them for granted. In fact, decks that are not well maintained can pose a serious safety risk to life and limb.
  • Home Inspections: Wood Burning Stoves in Your Home
    Wood burning devices, such as fireplaces and stoves, are among the most dangerous systems found in the home. Poor installation, or lack of maintenance, can lead to a serious fire hazard.
  • Mold In The House
    Are you concerned with mold in your home? What is the difference between toxic mold and non-toxic mold? Want to know the real deal on mold? Read on for information.
  • What’s up With Condo Living?
    Living in a condo is has it's pros and cons, some people love then some would live in one. Here are some the reasons why buyers choose condos, and others stay away.
  • Buyers Who Do Their Own Home Inspections
    Why hire a licensed home inspector when you can have uncle Joe do it for you? After all, he’s a licensed contractor. You may be doing more harm than good by putting the fate of your new home in the hands of an untrained home inspector.
  • Using a Buyers Agent When Purchasing a Home
    When purchasing a home it is recomended that a buyer work with an agent. Your agent will help you with all steps through the sales process & help you achieve your goals.
  • The New Whatcom Project
    For years the Bellingham downtown was seen as an industrial area. With heavy industry dominating much of the waterfront there was little room for development. This, however is a situation that has changed. The revitalization of the Bellingham waterfront is underway!
  • Saving Energy In The Home
    At a time where there is a growing energy shortage and with the rising costs of the energy that is available home owners are seeking ways to keep their monthly energy bills down. Energy conservation is not nearly as expensive as some people might think.
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