Building Inspection

Tom Corbett

Negotiate $$. Tomacor Gives Dollar Budgets For Latent Deficiencies

Few other property inspection services are willing to give this information in a straight-forward manner.

Inspectors get referrals from agents. Forcing the agent to negotiate will cost the inspector his income and his agent referral.

City of Chicago

Lead Paint, Lead in Water, Asbestos, Oil Tanks All Visually Identified. Why Pay More?

Our inspectors are highly educated and know the visual clues left by asbestos, lead, and petroleum.

World class inspecting services with your interests in mind.

City of Chicago

What's Failing is as Important as What's Failed

Our expertise is your gain.

At Tomacor, significant deficiencies are always presented in a cost framework to save you money.

City of Chicago

Tomacor's Thorough Inspection Will Save You Money, Reduce Complaints

"Knowledge is power"-Sir Francis Bacon

Half-truths, hidden messages are avoided. Budgets and time urgencies are included. Smart savvy buyers are Tomacor's best referral sources.

Again, Tomacor has received the Angie's list Super Service Award for home inspection companies in Chicago

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Information for home and property owners

Real Estate Re-Listing!

We caught a few minutes of ABC News’ Nightline last night:

Buyer Beware: Unsold Homes Are Often ‘Re-listed’

It’s a story on Real Estate agents and sellers who ‘list’ and later ‘re-list’ their house on services such as the MLS. Real Estate agents and the MLS are in business to help buyers and sellers navigate often complicated property transactions. It makes you question who is in business to serve whom if you can’t trust the ‘listing date’ provided by someone who is in business to help buyers access information.

Real Estate Agent Challenge.

Tomacor has decided to lay down the gauntlet for the real estate community: represent your clients professionally or give up the profession. Tomacor wants responses from consumers, agents, attorneys, bankers and home buyers in rating the quality of their agent’s service. Don’t give us your agents name just the following rating:
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Common Problems in New Construction Projects

Here are just a sampling of the common problems that we discover in new home construction. These are not the limits by any means, but these should provide a glimpse of common issues that arise during new construction projects.

1. Poor heating and air conditioning distribution in multilevel units.
2. Over 80% of new construction projects fail to meet deadline, forcing buyers to move in before work is completed.
3. Poor drywall taping and paint jobs.
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