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http://www.tomacor.com Tomacor's Blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:12:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Do you know anyone that was kicked out of their real estate deal at the last minute even though they had a signed sales contract and a committed seller? Well there is clear insider information about why this happens which may be a bit different than what interested parties have ... http://www.tomacor.com/2010/03/is-your-inspector-a-butt-kicker Welcome to The Fly On The Wall- An informative blog designed to help buyers and sellers in the real estate transaction process. Today's tip: Negotiate commission to cut your costs and sell your property faster! Chances are good that if you’re working with a real estate agent their commission fees are ... http://www.tomacor.com/2010/03/the-fly-on-the-wall-negotiate-commission Legally, the broker you hire to sell your home is obliged to tell you about all offers that come in. Tomacor actually found a reference to this while training potential home inspectors in the Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS 5). If your agent doesn’t present every offer to you, ... http://www.tomacor.com/2010/02/fly-on-the-wall-line-up-behind-multiple-offers Tomacor would like to introduce you to The Fly on the Wall, a regularly occurring blog designed to assist in reestablishing solid ground and relationships for those buying and selling real estate. Years of experience has gone into producing these regularly featured articles. Enjoy! After the disastrous failure of the real ... http://www.tomacor.com/2010/02/the-fly-on-the-wall-the-truth-about-open-houses "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!" http://www.tomacor.com/2010/01/maitenance-inspection Christmas has come and gone and there are only 90 plus warming days until the springtime warmth and festivities that we are all eagerly awaiting. In the mean time, let’s be safe and stay warm despite the low temperatures. In our continued efforts to relate building science to anatomy and ... http://www.tomacor.com/2010/01/surviving-a-chicago-winter The Children’s rhyme Humpty Dumpty carries unique significance for the current real estate market. Humpty was a fat cat who sat on a wall, oblivious to what was happening around him. Other people’s problems evoked smirks and laughter. But if you remember what happened to old Humpty, he fell off ... http://www.tomacor.com/2010/01/humpty-dumpty It’s funny how much truth there is in fairy tales. One of my favorite fairy tales, The Three Little Pigs, holds a lot of truth for homebuyers today. Recent green building standards have encouraged people to build home out of straw bails, yet wood frame homes compose the vast ... http://www.tomacor.com/2010/01/the-three-little-pigs-a-masonry-fairy-tale 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. ... http://www.tomacor.com/2009/12/love-those-closing-credits In the last week I have inspected four more buildings with huge problems related to the mistakes in masonry and construction detailing while the building was being built. In every case, the required flashing and weep holes were missing over windows and doors or they were poorly installed, sending water ... http://www.tomacor.com/2009/12/flashing-and-weep-hole-horrors