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Much Ado About Home Inspections

Toronto Realty Blog

As in, our brand-new, built-from-the-ground-up home that had never been occupied by anybody. I did a full home inspection on this house when I bought it. Why didn’t the home inspection catch this? Umm, well, because a home inspection isn’t really meant to predict the future. Our new house. ” No.

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2020 HW Tech Trendsetter: Sean Faries

Housing Wire

Land Gorilla founder and CEO Sean Faries is relentless in his pursuit of technology innovations that drive efficiency while simultaneously reducing risk in construction and renovation lending. With this in mind, Faries led major enhancements over the past year to the branded web portal experience.

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Buying a Flipped House Can Come With Costly Hidden Problems, So Take These Proper Precautions

Lighter Side of Real Estate

Brand new homes often aren’t in the budget, or even available in certain areas, which makes finding a totally renovated or updated home in any price range appealing to many buyers. Cosmetic work, such as painting or refinishing hardwood floors, for example, usually don’t require permits or inspections by the building inspector.

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Exclusive: Mike Holmes of ‘Holmes Family Rescue’ Reveals a Common Fail That’ll Doom Your Renovation

Realtor.com

HGTV Mike Holmes , the wise (or wise-ass as some may say) contractor famed for his shows “Holmes on Homes,” “Holmes Inspection,” and “Rock the Block” has a new show—and this time, his kids are involved. Sherry and Michael, how did you end up in the renovation business? show off one renovation.

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Hate Your New Couch or Paint Color? How To Avoid (or Cope With) Renovation Regret

Realtor.com

Never rush into a renovation , as that will increase the likelihood of experiencing remorse. And don’t take on an extensive renovation project at once—instead tackle it in pieces. And keep in mind that when you renovate, you may scrutinize subtle flaws initially. Take baby steps.

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How to prepare a comparative market analysis (CMA) report

Housing Wire

However, it may be helpful to add short descriptions like “renovated” or “XL terrace” to show unique features of the properties you’ve included in a “Notes” section at the end of your CMA report. Your brokerage may also have a branded template available for use. Branded, visual reports. $45 Premium, printed CMA reports. $49

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Don’t Fix These 7 Things When Selling Your House

HomeLight

In many cases, Bean will advise sellers to wait for the home inspection report and the buyer’s requests. That way, you don’t “waste” money on cosmetic changes that may be needed to fix issues discovered by an inspection. Sometimes a major renovation makes sense and sometimes not,” Bean observes. “An