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New Audio Webinar - Home Inspection Marketing Success with Jeremy Martin
PR-USA.net (press release)
He recently interviewed Jeremy Martin, a home inspector who followed Ken's ideas and developed his own home inspection company. Ken explains, "The kicker ...

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Don't Get Caught Short When Buying a Home
Patch
An inspection of the property by a qualified and licensed home inspector or contractor is strongly suggested. Whether this home has been vacant for a few ...

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MORAL: LET THE BUYER BEWARE
WatertownDailyTimes.com
The staff sergeant bought the house on Mechanic Street two years ago for $151300 — including fees — after hiring a Realtor-recommended home inspector for ...

Finding an unbiased home inspector is crucial
HeraldNet
Another reason to hire a full-fledged home inspector rather than a pest inspector is that most pest problems cannot be solved by traps or chemical spraying ...

More owners offer 'take-back' financing
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Instead of suing the seller, it would be better to first contact the home inspector. Unlike the seller, the inspector can't claim that he simply did not ...

Do not seal off front door to save heat
Chicago Daily Herald
When I sell my house, the buyer will probably hire a home inspector to check it. Should I go around with him as he inspects the house? ...

Dallas Morning News
Experts say electrical panels may be a fire waiting to happen
Dallas Morning News
"They're everywhere," said Bob Charvoz, chief home inspector for the American Association of Professional Inspectors in Plano. ...
Experts say electrical panels in Dallas-area homes may be a fire waiting to happenDallas Morning News

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New Audio Webinar - Home Inspection Marketing Success with Jeremy Martin
PR.com (press release)
Ken Compton, founder of Home Inspection Marketing Center, recently interviewed Jeremy Martin, a successful home inspector. That interview is now available ...

GreenStreet upgrades modest urban houses
Arizona Republic
Today, she loves the 1358-square-foot home's programmable thermostat, the dual-flush toilets, even the attic insulation that wowed her home inspector. ...

Cops: Drunk Teen Slams Hummer Into Elk Grove Home
CBS 13
They believe a home inspector will condemn the home later today and that it could be months before the family can move back in. Police say the Hummer was ...

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New Audio Webinar - Home Inspection Marketing Success With Jeremy Martin
WebWire (press release)
August 2010 Ken Compton, founder of Home Inspection Marketing Center, recently interviewed Jeremy Martin, a successful home inspector. ...

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Buying a Foreclosed Home? Work with a Home Inspector
Patch
The only way to really know what you're getting into when you buy a foreclosed home—or any home, for that matter—is to have a qualified home inspector ...

How to Hire a Home Inspector
FavStocks (blog)
A home inspector makes sure you don't meet the same fate. When you tour a home, it's easy to notice the cosmetics—you like the carpet in the living room, ...

Police warn of chimney scam
Greenwich Time
Police later called a home inspector to the property who confirmed a new liner was never installed in the chimney. Police said to avoid becoming victims, ...

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Home Inspection Los Angeles
lonad News
In general, professional home inspector looks at the house from foundation to rafters. He or she prepares a report, which gives the status of all the house ...

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Home Inspection Los Angeles
lonad News
In general, professional home inspector looks at the house from foundation to rafters. He or she prepares a report, which gives the status of all the house ...

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Deck dangers in spotlight after Eden Prairie collapse
KARE
Reuben Saltzman, a home inspector with Structure Tech, says it's a common problem. "We find more problems with decks than just about any other part of the ...

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Former nursing home inspector to plead guilty to cover-up charges
Lexington Herald Leader
One of the state's former top nursing home inspectors and a former state-employed nurse have ...

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Should homebuyer or seller pay for code violations?
Arizona Republic
jpepackman: But in this lady's case, the house was inspected by a state-certified home inspector. I'm sure he is smart enough to determine the house and ...

Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Zolton Cohen: For some, cutting waste counts more than money
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Zolton Cohen is a Kalamazoo-based newspaper columnist and former American Society of Home Inspectors-certified home inspector. Write to Zolton B. Cohen, ...