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Mon, Mar 23, 2009

Cleveland and Cuyahoga County Ge...

The Cuyahoga County Engineer's Geographical Information System (GIS) is an exceptional new tool (made available to the public in 2008) that should be used by both Greater Cleveland real estate agents as well as home sellers and buyers alike to find o...

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Sun, Jan 11, 2009

Structural integrity is just as ...

So...you are a buyer who now has a valid purchase agreement on a home and you now need to schedule some inspections, notably the general home inspection, pest inspection, and perhaps even more extensive inspections such as radon, mold, water potabili...

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Wed, Jan 07, 2009

Great deduction...Watson

These days, everyone is looking to protect their financial bottom line.  After all, in these hard economic times (unless you are an NBA basketball player), who doesn't want to save dollars when they can?  I know I sure do. Here's a great...

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Wed, Jan 07, 2009

Don't walk on by...

The final walk-through addendum should always be included in a purchase agreement to give a buyer the right to walk through the property several days before title transfer to inspect it and ensure it is in the same condition ...

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Sun, Dec 21, 2008

All home inspectors are not crea...

I've seen incompetent Greater Cleveland home inspectors sink a transaction faster than dropping a cement block in water.  Some inspectors are subjective, interject emotions, opinions, and do their buyers a great disservice.  Some inspectors...

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Sun, Dec 21, 2008

How to negotiate a home inspecti...

This is oftentimes the most complex of contingencies that must be negotiated.  There are real dollars on the line, no "best practices" or common understanding of how this contingency should be negotiated.  What is customary to ask...

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Sun, Dec 21, 2008

How do I find a good pest inspec...

While the scope of a pest inspection is not as complex as a home inspection, if termites are found - or worse yet, missed, then the financial ramifications can be huge.  Most pest inspections find evidence of carpenter ants, carpenter bees, and/...

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Sun, Dec 21, 2008

How do I find a good radon inspe...

Luckily, in my opinion, this is a pretty cut & dry task.  The home inspector often does the radon inspection; the results either come back acceptable (based on the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) value of <4.0 P/cL or t...

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