Barry Stone
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Inspector missed fireplace repairsNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. When we bought our house, the home inspector said the bricks in the fireplace needed to be repointed. He said this meant filling in the gaps in the brick mortar. ...
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Windows must be present to categorize it a bedroomNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I'm a loan officer and am currently processing a purchase loan for a home with a basement bedroom. The appraiser says the basement room is not a legal bedroom because...
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Inspectors not septic specialistsNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. We purchased our home 10 months ago and had it professionally inspected. The septic system was included in the home inspection, but our inspector missed some majo...
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Inspector may be liable for damaged furnaceNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I recently bought my first home and was extremely proud of myself because I'm just 23 years old. I found an older home that needed some work and hired a home insp...
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Disclosure has murky loopholesOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. As a new Realtor, I have a question about disclosure. Today, I showed a bank-owned property to an investor. As we walked through the home, we observed obvious pro...
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Utility easement only impacts future additionOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. There is a property that I want to buy, but I just learned that there is a gas easement in the backyard. I have four questions about this : What is a gas easement...
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Home radon levels high? Keep reading for explanationOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. We are planning to sell our home and have learned that we have high levels of radon. Is there an inexpensive way that we can solve this problem before we list the...
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Inspector should be advocate for buyerOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I have several complaints about my home inspector. Throughout the inspection, he was shadowed by the seller and the listing agent, so I could never speak freely with ...
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How to find a good home inspectorSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. The last time I bought a home, the inspector missed an unbelievable number of problems. He was strongly recommended by my agent, so I expected a much more thorough in...
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Advocating sellers have pre-listing inspectionSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. We're planning to put our home on the market but are not in agreement about hiring a home inspector. I believe we should know every possible issue prior to listin...
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