Philip Lamachio's (inspectorclouseau) Blog

Home inspection clients and Realtors in Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point and the Greater Triad get more value with Advantage Inspection! We are excited to announce some brand new affiliations that will enable us to offer incredible discounts for services our clients will need. Many of you alre...

Advantage Inspection Clear View in Greensboro NC is excited to announce that Coldwell Banker Triad Realtors has chosen our company to help them roll out their new Home Buyer Ready Program. ( See this description from the Highland/Cashiers area). Advantage Inspection (Corporate) has been promoting...

Pre-Listing Inspections are the wave of the future.  Realtors, you cannot afford to be left behind.  This will help sell that home! http://youtube.com/watch?v=cEJ-N6t0yJA Now that you know you should do a pre-listing inspection, have it done by the experts ! Advantage Inspection Clear View are ex...

Pre-Listing Inspections are the wave of the future.  Realtors, you cannot afford to be left behind.  This will help sell that home! http://youtube.com/watch?v=cEJ-N6t0yJA Now that you know you should do a pre-listing inspection, have it done by the experts ! Advantage Inspection Clear View are ex...

I am a Home Inspector now, but when I took a real estate course in Greensboro NC, the instructor made his feelings about FSBO's quite clear. His disdain was palpable. Though many sellers are tempted to try to market their homes themselves in order to avoid paying a Realtor's commission, eventuall...

Home buyers beware ! Upon purchasing a home, your agent may suggest you buy a home warranty as well. Educate yourself before you blindly trust that your Realtor: 1. Is sure he is recommending the best warranty2. Is not recommending an unreputable company 3. Is not taking kickbacks Don't make a ch...

From Advantage Inspection in Greensboro, NC, here's a cautionary tale from the trenches for all you price shoppers out there.  AN AGENT'S TALE OF WOE My fellow inspector, Brian Haire, at Advantage Inspection Clearview, relayed a story from an agent in Burlington, NC. who told him that she had to ...

 PRESS RELEASE  Release date:   5/28/08   A PRE-LISTING INSPECTION / WARRANTY COMBINATION OFFERS POWERFUL BENEFITS FOR SELLER; A HIGHER LEVEL OF CERTAINTY FOR BUYER There is a lot of frustration associated with selling a home in today's real estate market:  the 'mortgage crunch', competitive pric...

And that was at the beginning of this year, 2008 !   Read on my friends..... Subject: Pre-Inspections Work!!! (The following is an actual testimonial from a Keller Williams agent in the Greenville, SC area utilizing Advantage Inspection and their Listing Advantage program. ) From "Matthew Thrift"...

A recent pre-listing inspection I performed for a homeowner this week reinforced just how little homeowners know about inspections in general and how much we inspectors have to do to educate them. Before I tell this story, I want to relate what my aunt told me regarding what she wanted in an insp...