by Jon Boyd | Nov 13, 2024 | Energy Efficiency, Heating and Cooling, Home Inspection, Seasonal
(OnlyTill December 1st) If you are a DTE Gas customer you can get a $145 rebate for a $145 winter furnace tune-up. DTE wants to gather information about what kind of furnaces are in use and what their combustion efficiency is, so they are offering to pay contractors... by Jon Boyd | Feb 6, 2024 | Construction, Home Evaluation, Home Inspection
We’ve gotten a little particular about inspectors after being involved in thousands of home inspections. We typically discuss inspectors with you and generally have some recommendations, but you, the buyer, still choose the inspector. Interestingly, some of the worst... by Jon Boyd | Jan 22, 2024 | Home Evaluation, Home Inspection, Uncategorized
Our Govenor had proclamed that January is Radon awareness Month. So who are we to question that? Now, we’ve actually been painfully aware of radon for about 31 years because we help home buyers find and evaluate homes. As part of that process we’ve been... by Jon Boyd | Dec 1, 2023 | Construction, Home Evaluation, Home Inspection, Plumbing
Home Buying Tip #088, DIY Common Fails We See When Evaluating Homes When looking critically at homes with our home-buying clients, we often see Do It Yourself (DIY) work in houses. Often, it is terrible. One of the most common DIY failures we find is water heater... by Jon Boyd | Nov 13, 2023 | Construction, Electrical, Home Evaluation, Home Inspection
There are a lot of things to consider when touring homes to purchase. But some things can kind of float under the radar because most home buyers haven’t spent much time living in older homes. One example is outlets, or lack thereof. This is especially true if... by Jon Boyd | Nov 7, 2023 | Electrical, Energy Efficiency, Home Buying, Home Evaluation, Home Inspection, Solar Energy
For today’s home-buying tip we look at multiple electric meters. This is something we often see when we are showing and evaluating homes with our home-buying clients. https://buyersagentannarbor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/HBT116MetersLF.mp4... 