by hmfmaster | Oct 4, 2017 | News
Home inspector associations tend to have two kinds of members. Some pay their dues but rarely attend a meeting and some members are active. Aside from the professional credential that you get from a logo on your website or business card, association benefits go to...
by hmfmaster | Oct 2, 2017 | News
Old houses are risky, but there’s no way that a new-construction house could have a radon problem, right? Nope. Although it’s a common misconception, the age of a home has nothing to do with whether or not radon is seeping up into the living spaces. In fact, some...
by hmfmaster | Sep 28, 2017 | News
It always seems to come down to dollars and cents. In real estate, there’s a bit of a trend to pluck agents from the home inspection process. It’s viewed as a “waste of time” when agents could be productive in different ways. That’s unfortunate for home buyers, who...
by hmfmaster | Sep 25, 2017 | News
With winter on its way, the risk and number of home fire incidents will probably creep up. They always do. Although the National Fire Prevention Association says the number of home fires and related injuries and deaths have steadily declined for the past few decades,...
by hmfmaster | Sep 20, 2017 | News
No matter how many articles and blog posts are written about the importance of a buyer’s home inspection, too many people still opt out. Sometimes, they regret it. In hot markets, competition for real estate is so high that an inspection can seem like a surefire way...
