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The Tension Between Home Inspectors and Realtors: Why It Matters to the Homebuyer

There’s a well-known (and often unspoken) conflict that’s been simmering in the real estate world for decades: the uneasy relationship between home inspectors and realtors. Sure, this doesn’t apply to every single home inspector/realtor dynamic, but if you’ve been around long enough, you know it’s more common than it should be. In fact, I recently […]

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Commercial Building Inspections

Commercial building inspections. Now, thats a broad subject with more nuances than you may think. Fortunately, Smart Choice Inspection Company knows the nuances and your pitfalls. There are in simple terms two types of commercial building inspection projects that tend to go inline with small business needs and mid to large cap business goals. For […]

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Everything the home buyer needs to know about manufactured home foundation certifications

Call it what you will, manufactured home certifications, HUD certifications, foundation certifications. The truth is, no one seems to agree on what to call them. You’re buying a manufactured home and your lender is suddenly asking for foundation certifications. Why? Because, the bank requested appraiser, went to the home to complete an appraisal. In the […]

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Free Repair Estimates

You needed free repair estimates included with the home inspection. The most frequently asked question I get asked by home buyers and their realtors is “how much will it cost to fix that?” When it comes to the average house or commercial building there can be a lot of ‘that’s’ that either need fixing or […]