Clients Who Don’t Read Their Reports Often Neglect Their Homes

As a home buyer, you’ve spent all the time and energy to find the home. Now it’s time to spend the initial investment to know its condition, to make informed decisions. We always recommend attending your inspections. Take the much-needed opportunity to look at the home (and garage), measure spaces, envision yourself in it, test … Continue reading Clients Who Don’t Read Their Reports Often Neglect Their Homes →

A Home Inspection and A Home Warranty Are Not the Same

Clients pay a few hundred to several hundred dollars on an average-size home for an inspection that takes one to a few hours to complete. An Inspector provides a detailed report of what was found on that day, at that time of the inspection, and offers recommendations for further evaluation where applicable. In the recent … Continue reading A Home Inspection and A Home Warranty Are Not the Same →

Sewer Line Inspections

Protecting Your Client’s Home & Property Buying a home is a large financial investment. When your client has a family, a career and a life, the out-of-sight and out-of-mind saying applies. Not having an inspection of the sewer line can ignore problems no one thought about until a nasty mess and an urgent situation presents … Continue reading Sewer Line Inspections →

Minimize Risk

Use inspections to help protect your clients and reduce risk for all parties, including you Minimizing Risk is a hot topic in real estate. In California, often named as the top litigious state in the nation, real estate comprises a large percentage of lawsuits overall. Disclosure is cited as the number one reason for real … Continue reading Minimize Risk →

Building a Guest Unit Just Got Easier

To the delight of builders and homeowners, a new 2017 law removes many restrictions and barriers to building accessory dwelling units in California. California State Senator Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont2 created a bill that drastically reduces the regulations restricting the creation of Accessory Dwelling Units. Many of us know them as Guest Units or Guest Houses. … Continue reading Building a Guest Unit Just Got Easier →

Keep Cool and Keep your Money

As temperatures rise into the summer months, it’s natural to seek cooler shelter indoors. For most homeowners in Southern California, that means the air conditioner is on day and night. Keeping a comfortably cool home environment is more than a luxury for many families, it is a necessity. Collective spikes in energy use can also … Continue reading Keep Cool and Keep your Money →

Chimney Inspections

Protecting Your Client’s Investment As a Realtor, you don’t know when the last chimney inspection was performed on the property, or if one was ever performed. Your client should have a Level 2 Chimney Inspection. “In the 2011 to 2015 period, there were an estimated annual average of 16,810 home structure fires involving fireplaces, chimneys, and chimney connectors, resulting … Continue reading Chimney Inspections →