Business As Usual
Is there anybody out there that is not familiar with the collapse of the real estate market over the last three years? Significant reasons for the industry collapse have been revealed, including: no dock mortgages, financial instruments designed to fail yet make money for the banks, and greedy banks and financial institutions across the country Read More
No rubber stamp here! Tomacor helps to get buyer’s credits
We recently retained Tomacor for an inspection of a condo unit that we have under contract. During our initial phone consultation, I told Tom that we were looking for someone to do a thorough vetting of the property- not merely rubber stamp a deal so that the closing could proceed quickly. Knowing Tom’s reputation among Read More
Sloppy housing deserves attention, and maybe some repairs.
If there is anyone out there reading this Blog that has suffered major building deficiencies in newer buildings, please notify us! After many years in the real estate and construction business, Tomacor has come to know many of the Chicago area journalist and reporters. Some of those people have told us that they are willing Read More
Maitenance Inspection
“Hello Tom - You did the maintenance-oriented house inspection for my unbelieving elderly mom in Aurora some time back. And she’s been having no choice but to replace some of the things that you told her were going to break down, because, guess what, they’re breaking down!” Read More
Love those closing credits!
Hey Tom, hopefully you recall doing an home inspection for 1234 ABC street a little over a month ago. To refresh your memory, my wife Jane and I were attempting to buy a 4 bedroom townhome in a Belgravia development c1995 just west of Sheffield, across from Jonquil Park. Anyway, we did buy it and Read More
Tomacor Inspector Discovers Carbon Monoxide- “Supposed Deal Killer changes to Life Saver”
“Tom, I wanted to thank you for the thorough and complete home inspection you recently conducted for us. The level of detail of the inspection was outstanding. The realtors referred to you as “the deal killer” because of your advocacy on behalf of the buyers. You certainly earned every penny of your fee. In addition Read More
Condominium Treasurer & Capital Reserve Study Testimonial
“The 1518 Greenleaf Condominium Association is a beautiful 3-unit building in Rogers Park just a few blocks off the lake. Like most small associations, we are self-managed and doing the best we can do take care of our building. Over the years, we have made many improvements to our building and we soon discovered that Read More
Condominium Association Testimonial
“Our Association hired Tomacor to complete a necessary Transition study after our developer turned over our property to the new condominium owners. After living there a short time, most owners suspected the property to have serious deficiencies, but were unsure of the exact cause of the deficiencies and suspected other unknown issues existed. After reviewing Read More
Capital Reserve Study Testimonial
“I thought it was very worthwhile to get a condo reserve study and Tomacor was very good and I thought his estimates were right on the money for the work to be done. So I thought it was worth while, I’m glad we did it. Very good company for a smaller building like ours (3 Read More
First Time Home Buyer Rests at Ease
“We really can’t thank you enough. As you can imagine, entering the market for the first time home buyers is a bit nerve wracking, and we felt absolutely confident in your expert advice. As you know, we took everything from the 1st inspection to heart, and feel much better about our own level of knowledge Read More
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