by Jon Boyd | Oct 30, 2015 | Buyer Agency, Home Buying, Home Inspection, Home Ownership, Mortgages, Moving
This question comes up often. I’ve never found a consumer who understood it and the vast majority of real estate agents and brokers I’ve spoken to don’t really understand it either. After years of teaching it in homebuyer classes, I’ve found that diagrams make it much... by Jon Boyd | Sep 30, 2015 | Appraisals, Buyer Agency, Condominiums, Electrical, Generators, Home Buying, Home Inspection, Home Ownership, Moving
So often we talk with real estate agents who question the choice of inspectors or question the reasons for even having an inspection. As the company that represents buyers in our area, I am not surprised. But sometimes I see an issue so obvious I think that anyone in... by Jon Boyd | Sep 30, 2015 | Generators, Home Buying, Home Inspection, Home Ownership, Solar Energy, Tech
As a local expert on solar homes I was pleased to see the Appraisal Institute announced their conclusion on the topic of solar’s impact on property valuation: Solar Electric Systems Positively Impact Home Values To determine the actual number for the value impact is... by Jon Boyd | Aug 30, 2015 | Home Buying, Home Ownership, Seasonal, Ventilation, Windows
This is a discussion that almost always comes up with home buyers, either on a detailed viewing of a home or during a home inspection. Systems that bring in this air are typically called make-up-air systems or outside combustion air systems. And they are a building... by Jon Boyd | Jul 30, 2015 | Home Ownership, Tech, Thermal Imaging
This is going to be a milestone year for a technology that can add useful information during a home inspection. Thermal imaging is not new. My father worked with airplane mounted thermal imaging systems when he was in the aerospace industry back in the 1960s. (And... 