The confident house hunter
Subtitle: a home inspector's tips for finding your perfect house
By: Dylan Chalk
Publisher: Cedar Fort, Inc.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9781462118977
Subjects: House buying; Building inspection
Description: The author, who has performed more than 5,000 home inspections, combines over a decade of home-inspection experience with stories and tips that will help homebuyers and real estate professionals look at and understand houses like a pro. --Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The philosophy; title: Learning to see; title: Guiding principles; title: Getting started; title: Core systems part I; title: Core systems part II; title: Entrenched systems I : siding and chimneys; title: Entrenched systems II : in the walls; title: Disposable systems : what you are always fixing or; title: Updating; title: Sorting homes by age; title: Sorting homes by home owner; title: Sorting homes by type; title: Sorting homes by architectural style; title: Getting the most from your home inspection; title: Wood destroying organisms (WDO's) and other pests; title: The bones of comfort; title: House safety, building code, and liability; title: Cheat sheet : common red flags and trends for house; title: Problems.