by Jon Boyd | Apr 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
There is a lot of conversation inside the industry right now on listing agents doing photo editing on their listing photos. Some photo editing can really be mis-leading, but some can actually be useful for us on the buying end. The comment I commonly hear from our...
by Jon Boyd | Apr 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
We recently helped a couple purchase a home with a nice bathroom featuring a separate tub and shower. And 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 | Uncategorized
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 | Uncategorized
We were helping a university professor and family purchase a home on Ann Arbor’s East side 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...
by Jon Boyd | Feb 27, 2019 | Construction, Home Inspection, Uncategorized
Here is a video of a full roof replacement. This was a ~1,500 square foot home with long overhangs and a large 2.5 car garage so the total roof area was about 3,000 square feet. Since we have witnessed hundreds of home inspections we know that roofing is an area where...
by 1ringtorulethemall | Oct 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
In this video our agent Laura Degiovanni discusses a common problem we see on new construction where a builder takes a shortcut that gets past the municipal inspector. It typically doesn’t become a problem until long after the builder is gone, but by saving on...
