by Jon Boyd | Oct 30, 2023 | Home Buying, Home Evaluation, Home Inspection, Home Ownership
Today’s Home Buying Tip is a little different. This one is about actually viewing homes. Most property sales in the United States come from the process of home buyers scheduling tours with real estate agents. But, sometimes, a house tour can create an... by Jon Boyd | Oct 13, 2023 | Construction, Home Evaluation, Home Inspection, Home Ownership
Each decade brings different developments, but for this tip, we’ll just compare a typical 1930s home with one from the 1970s for a similar-sized home. This is the type of information that is very useful for home buyers to consider, but that often does not get... 
by Jon Boyd | Apr 2, 2019 | Home Buying, Home Inspection, Home Ownership
We recently helped a couple purchase a home with a nice bathroom featuring a separate tub and shower. The tub was what we call a spay tub, whirlpool tub, jetted tub or a bubble tub. A popular manufacturer for these tubs is the Jacuzzi company. But not all of these... 
by Jon Boyd | Mar 16, 2019 | Buyer Agency, Construction, Home Inspection, Home Ownership, Moving
In this first video, we see a mostly finished bathroom in a high-end home after the painting contractors have just finished. Unfortunately, the quality of the painting work is sub-standard. I don’t think the builder was going to be upset about this as the paint... 
by Jon Boyd | Feb 27, 2019 | Construction, Home Inspection, Home Ownership
In the summer of 2017 I witness one of those really strange occurances. A lightning strike set the neighbor’s yard on fire. Or at least that is what it looked like. It turned out the lighting current went out into the yard via the steel gas line and it actually... 
by Jon Boyd | Feb 27, 2019 | Home Inspection, Home Ownership
We were helping a university professor and family purchase a home on Ann Arbor’s Eastside a while back. The home was very nicely maintained, so this was a real surprise. This home is about 60 years old and you can tell by the size and style of the chimney that... 