It appears that spring may actually be here or near in the Portland/Vancouver area. I was able to mow the lawn for the first time, and the sun is out. You have no idea how much easier "sun" makes my job! Looking forward to a successful May through September. So far we are exactly on tract wit
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04/19/2011
RE: SB6433 READ IN FULL To Whom It May Concern, For many years the State of Washington lagged behind while other States passed home inspection laws to protect consumers who were investing hundreds of thousands of dollars into their homes after consultation with home inspectors. Our Company, Nic
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02/18/2010
On September 1, 2009 Washington State finally enacted a law to govern home inspectors for the first time in Washington State. In the last 10-15 years, the Washington State legislature has attempted many times to establish laws which would govern home inspectors, but these laws were always shot d
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02/18/2010
New Washington Law Stage One of Implementation Many are aware that Washington State finally passed a home inspection licensing law that went into its first stage of implementation on September 1, 2009. While the full implementation of the law does not take place until the summer of 2010, the f
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01/24/2010
Suspect Electrical Panels and Home Inspections Prior to the new Washington State Home Inspector's law and the Standards of Practice which accompanied it, home inspectors were left to themselves with what to do about "suspect electrical panels", such as Federal Pacific Stab-Loc panels. If you a
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01/24/2010
What Will be the Demographic of the Post-Tax-Credit Era Home Buyer? Thinking About the Future... While Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, Home Inspectors and Appraisers may have different views on the politics of Government (i.e., tax-payer) tax credits (i.e., subsidies) for home purchases, most of us
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11/07/2009
Brilliant Idea! "Hey, Bobby, do you think that anyone will have a problem if we install the electrical panel in the bathroom on the same wall as the shower surround, and directly in front of the toilet?" "Well gee-whiz, Frank, I can't imagine what the issue would be." "Well, what about the fact t
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10/22/2009
Am I the only one that gets 1-5 sales calls a day on my cell phone? "Hey, we have this directory that you should pay a rediculous amount of money for...", "Congrats! You just one a trip to Las Vagas, with all expenses paid, including a free car, hotel stay for a week, three shows, and ten thous
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10/21/2009
What is Wrong With This Picture? Can you see it? The "issue" noted here is a very common problem found during home inspections. It isn't a "huge problem", but you will wish you had repaired it if "something" happens down the road... Some home inspectors don't mention it and are likely not requir
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10/21/2009
At a recent inspection, I was interested in what could possibly be causing the mildew to form in the picture shown in the left. The house was not old (about 10 years), and there were no signs of leaks, etc. Now, before I continue, it is important for people to understand that it is not the insp
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10/21/2009