Creating Good Real Estate Options for Illinois Home Buyers: Not an Option in Illinois
State Senators and Representatives have chosen to thwart Illinois home buyers from clear disclosure in 2012 and beyond. As if the real estate equation wasn’t oppressive enough already! As of January 1st, 2012, the state will place into law the new Illinois Home Inspector Licensing Act. This act intimidates good inspectors from doing their job Read More
Construction We Can Believe In
An old time roof. Solid, soldered and water tight. Construction is moving in this direction again Read More
THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT! Home Safe, Smart Home Buyer Seminars Presented by Tom Corbett of Tomacor Incorporated What: A free, fast paced seminar with (pending) ASHI continuing education credit that is jam packed with information for anyone interested in buying residential, commercial, or industrial properties. Get all of the information you need to Read More
Home Buyer Headaches
The real estate purchase process has seduced many of us into owning properties we can’t afford leaving hundreds or possibly millions of Americans upside down in their mortgage and unable to make required repairs on their buildings. American citizens all over the country are unwilling to sell flawed, damaged, or poorly built homes and condominiums Read More
Free Seminar at the Chicago Public Library October 22, 2011
Tom Corbett will be giving a free seminar, “Buying Foreclosed Property Without the Pitfalls”, Saturday October 22nd at the Logan Square branch of the Chicago Public Library. This hour and a half long seminar, part of our Home Smart, Home Safe seminar series will include all of the important steps in locating a property, picking Read More
Leasehold Interest and Property Inspection
Why not inspect the property before you sign the rental lease? The last three times Tomacor did it, we saved our clients tens of thousands of dollars. Here is the step by step process: 1. You found a property that you like and the landlord gives you a lease to sign under his terms and Read More
The New Real Estate Paradigm
About a week ago, I received a comment on my blog post “The Real Estate Brotherhood”. Here’s my response (you can read the original post below): Dear Mr. Smith, I appreciate you taking the time to review my blog and follow up with your comments. My comments and opinions are not based in my real Read More
Common Deficiencies in Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park has become a high demand neighborhood for those looking to purchase a home in the City of Chicago. It is a prime location, close to downtown and the beach, equipped with beautiful homes, and peaceful streets. Throughout my 25 years as a home inspector I have evaluated thousands of homes in this neighborhood Read More
Why We Do What We Do
Look at this beautifully crafted turret. We can restore our commitment to each other looking at this art. It’s a reminder of what’s missing in the market today. By acknowledging and maintaining its beauty and quality we can save the past and create the future. Tomacor’s Illinois Inspector Training Institute (IITI) is committed to restoring Read More
Housing sales down, why not?
Of course the housing sales are down! And it makes perfect sense that rental figures in Chicago are climbing faster than expected. According to a blog post I read in the Huffington Post (Renting In Chicago…) rentals actually surpass the prerecession peak. After 27 years in the building inspection business this makes all the sense Read More
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