Barry Stone
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Home inspector: Builder, not inspector, responsible for code violationsDec 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. Last year, we purchased a newly built home. Before closing, we hired a home inspector, and no defects were reported. But now we’ve learned there were code violati...
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Home inspector: Problems with clothes dryer ventDec 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. When we bought our condo, the home inspector said we might have trouble with the dryer vent, and he sure was right. The laundry is located in the middle of our ho...
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Home inspector: Sellers refuse to repair new damageNov 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. We are in escrow to buy a home. When we made our offer, there was an attractive concrete walkway in the front yard. Since then, the sellers hired a contractor to ...
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Home inspector: Agent compromises disclosureNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. We just listed our home for sale because crime in the neighborhood has become intolerable. The neighbors next door have been dealing drugs, and the police have ra...
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Home inspector: The mold monster: reaction vs. realityNov 04, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My home was in escrow until the buyers found mold under the kitchen sink. Just one black stain from an old plumbing leak. They didn’t even ask us to fix it. They ...
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Home inspector: Buyer soured on all home inspectorsOct 28, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Your repeated endorsements of home inspectors should be taken with a large grain of salt. When I bought my home, the inspector reported no problems with the roof,...
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Home inspector: Buyers not allowed at home inspectionOct 22, 2011 12:00 am - Q. When we purchased our house, the home inspector didn’t want us to attend the inspection. He simply mailed us the report, but we never got to see him. Since moving...
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Home inspector: Removing asbestos ceiling textureOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My home has textured ceilings in the living room and bedrooms, and the material has tested positive for asbestos. A home inspector I know says he removed his asbe...
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Home inspector: Neighborhood nuisance was never disclosedOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Our home inspector was a gem and saved us a lot of money by finding defects that should have been disclosed by the sellers. But now we’ve realized a problem that ...
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Home inspector: Mortgage lenders ignore home inspectionsSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - Q. As a mortgage broker, it bothers me that home inspection reports are never included with a loan application. This is a risky omission that became clear last week ...