Nice condo, deceivingly deadly! Carbon Monoxide risk…
Most Homeowners are afraid of carbon monoxide. Who isn’t? Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that can at best make you ill or worse is potentially deadly when found in large concentrations inside your home. Last week I did an inspection for a young lady and her mother. They were looking for a small Read More
Rusted Rods
Look at the welded rode at the bottom. Note they are not rusted and their in no water leakage. Why replace it if it’s not broken. Remember this beauty needs 50 cubic feet of combustion air 1,000 btu of size. Is the basement 50,000 square feet? Read More
Up and Close Real Estate
After having spent the last few days reading articles from around the country that comment on the real estate industry, there is still no answer about where the market is going. Everybody’s talking about the real estate buying process. Articles such as “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Home Inspection?”, “When Home Inspections Go Bad” Read More
Consumer education limits poor choices.
Tomacor has helped create the Illinois Predatory Lending Law while assisting the U.S. Attorney in pursuing predatory criminals. A west side real estate company bought FHA repossessed property, then lent down payment money to unsuspecting consumers who bought these properties at above market prices thinking they were “rehabbed”, when they were only cosmetically altered. As Read More
Tomacor Pulse: Housing Market Held Down by Worried First Time Buyers
Tomacor Pulse Housing Market Held Down by Worried First Time Buyers by Derek Kravitz http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/30/housing-market-remains-stuck-first-time-buyers_n_1120891.html Having read Mr. Kravitz’s column, I think he misses the mark. Accountability is needed in the housing market. The housing market isn’t down due to the mortgage qualification standards or our bad credit rating or even student loans. It’s down Read More
Plenty of Jobs in the Building Inspection Industry
On December 6, 2011 at 7:00pm Tomacor is holding another Open House for those who are interested in a new career, building inspection. Jobs are available and all it takes is hard work, a little hustle, and a willingness to speak to people about what you can do for them. On Tuesday, Tom Corbett will Read More
Make Money in Real Estate; Remodel without Permit
I completed an inspection last week in one of the northern suburbs. A familiar deficiency was noted: major remodeling of such a poor quality that it could not have included a building permit. Some inspectors like Tomacor note this and demand the seller provide the building permit and blueprint. Other inspectors feel this type of Read More
Plenty of Jobs in the Building Inspection Industry
On November 21, at 7:00pm Tomacor is holding another Open House for those who are interested in a new career, building inspection. Jobs are available and all it takes is hard work, a little hustle, and a willingness to speak to people about what you can do for them. On Monday, Tom Corbett will discuss Read More
“A terrific real estate agent” – Tom Corbett
I completed a building inspection a while ago and I’ve been dying to gush about how good the seller’s real estate agent was. Unfortunately, I haven’t had time to get to my blog until today. The experience was unbelievable and I was left convinced that the real estate agent was from another planet. She wasn’t. Read More
Quality in Brickwork!!
Neat Brickwork. Solid professionals, quality work. Good Job. Read More
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