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Environmental Services
Demand for Healthier Building Options Drives the Rediscovery of Ceramic Tile
If you’ve ever had new carpeting installed in your house and found yourself suffering from a nagging cough for days afterward, you’ve experienced the effect some home improvement materials can have on your health. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can be a significant health concern, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Concentrations of VOCs can be […]
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What’s the Best Floor for Your High-Traffic Home?
From high-heeled shoes to dog paws and kitchen spills, your home’s flooring faces tough challenges every day. When it comes to choosing a floor that will stand up to today’s hyper-active households, experts recommend laminate for its low-maintenance, realistic beauty and durability. But savvy shoppers should keep in mind that not all laminates are created […]
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The Savvy Agent: Increase Your Referrals, Eliminate Liability by Nathan Thornberry
Two top topics discussed by real estate agents are how to increase referrals and how to eliminate liability. Finally a clear and simple plan to do both!Exposure to risk and associated liability tends to center around the subject of lawsuits. Truth be told the number of actual lawsuits filed against real estate agents is quite […]
Home Inspections
Cool Me When I’m Hot, Heat Me When I’m Cold!
During a home inspection, it is the desire of the buyer to know all that can be known about the home. And that desire by the buyer is matched by the inspectors desire to tell all that can be told. This is as it should be!However, sometimes, seasonal inspection limitations conspire to cause concern. What […]
Home Inspections
Home Inspectors as Handymen?
Any slight slow down in real estate sales can be a challenge for us all. When sales slow, not only is there a direct economic impact on real estate agents, but also on the related professionals whose job it is to serve and support the customers in the real estate transaction. Fewer real estate sales […]
Home Inspections
Peace of Mind for Home Inspections: Choose the Right Home Inspector!
As sure as the spring flows at The Fountain of Youth, home inspecting provides a stream of knowledge to wash away the fears of home buyers. But fear may be replaced by frustration if the wrong inspector is chosen! Some pointers on selecting your next home inspector will go a long way toward making the […]
Home Inspections
The Most Significant Advancement in Home Inspections Since the Invention of the Flashlight!
Way back when people were living in caves, the cave inspector behaved much like regular home inspectors do to this day. They brought light into the cave to see what they could see. As time went on, the tools to produce light got better and better.Cave inspectors got light into the cave with a torch, […]
Home Inspections
Dead Deals and Recycled Inspection Reports
Everyone knows that at the end of a home inspection, a report is generated that outlines the findings of the home inspector. But did you know that this is not intended to be a “hit list” of negatives? We home inspectors in Jacksonville do what we do in order to objectively describe the home. This […]
Services
The Surest Way to Happy Customers!
Happy New Year! Here I sit on the first workday of the year. The office is not yet open and the phone has not yet rung. I love this time of year. Nothing yet accomplished, and no mistakes yet made. It is a wonderful time to reflect on the year that was, and look ahead toward […]
