Est. Reading Time: 5.5 minutes Written by Jake Miller, Licensed Sr Home Inspector I have done more than 1,500 home inspections, and I still learn something almost every week. A few things I was sure I understood about houses turned out to be only half right, like the idea that more attic insulation is always
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Est. Reading Time: 3 minutesWritten by Jake Miller, Licensed Sr Home Inspector If you have been in the real estate industry for any amount of time, you know about Continuing Education (CE for short) — and that all CE classes are not created equal. We get it – as certified home inspectors, we are
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Est. Reading Time: 4 minutes Written by Jake Miller, Licensed Sr Home Inspector Even though that darn gopher saw his shadow and for some reason decided that we will have 6 more weeks of winter, it is never too early to start thinking about those spring projects! Winter can be brutal up here in the
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Est. Reading Time: 3.5 minutesWritten by Walker Russek, Licensed Home Inspector We go to our primary care physician yearly to get a full check up. They take our height and weight, check our blood pressure, run through various tests, ask us how we’ve been feeling, and maybe even do some blood work. We go to
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Est. Reading Time: 3 minutesWritten by Jake Miller, Licensed Sr Home Inspector I have lived in my house for just over 10 years and every winter I have had the same problem: the old wood sliding glass door leaks in super cold air that freezes my family’s toes and probably jacks up our heating bill.
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Est. Reading Time: 3-4 minutes Written by Jake Miller, Licensed Sr Home Inspector As we wrap up our calendar year, I thought it would be fitting to take a look back at the year and talk about some of the most common callouts (or defects) that our Inspection Team found throughout the past year. Missing
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Apply Now Position Description About Marigold: We are a locally-owned company which has grown every year since our start in 2018. We provide a wide variety of home inspection services including residential, new construction, light commercial, pre-listing, and more. We offer full-service convenience by also providing many ancillary services including radon testing, chimney inspections, visual
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Est. Reading Time: 6 minutes Written by Jake Miller, Licensed Home Inspector October is Fire Prevention Month! It’s a great time to refresh your memory about important fire prevention measures in your home, and to check those smoke alarms! Even as Home Inspectors who look for the presence of smoke alarms during every inspection, it’s
Est. Reading Time: 8 minutes Written by Jake Miller, Licensed Home Inspector Sewer Scopes When it comes to a general home inspection, it’s important to understand what is included in the inspection and what areas are not included or what limitations there are. We joke that one good way to know what we can’t inspect
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Est. Reading Time: 7 minutes Written by Jake Miller, Certified Professional Home Inspector Oftentimes during a home inspection, I am asked if the home contains any of “The Big Three”: asbestos, lead, or mold. This is a hard question to answer and is more involved than a simple yes or no. Since these tend to be
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