When building a new home, I often get asked the question if the buyers should get a private inspection. Builders should welcome the opportunity to have their homes inspected by private home inspectors, it’s a chance for construction errors to be addressed before they become major problems. It doesn’t matter how thorough the municipal inspector…

These mistakes can sink your home’s value. In addition to being home sweet home, your house is probably your biggest asset. That means you want to do what you can to increase (or at least maintain) the value of your home. While some aspects of home value are out of your control — such as…

Do not dread the possibility of buying a property with a septic tank. Having a septic tank that is well maintained and cared for can be an inexpensive and easy way to manage household waste water when you are not able to be connected to a deep sewerage system. A new septic system should last…