Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection Services

Home inspection is complex. Everybody has their "WHY"...so this is my why. Listen in. I had a lot of fun with this episode.

A recent 70 year old house had very common findings and this will help you when you are looking for properties especially ones that may be flipped.

This inspection describes the idiosyncrasies with inspecting a property out in a country setting. What do you expect and not expect from such an inspection? Yes I do talk about goats.

In this episode I described to re gentrified neighborhood condo inspections that totaled 312 years between them. What was this like? What were the views from the roof like? Come listen in and explore history.

Mobile homes or manufactured homes have their unique characteristics for doing a home inspection. You need a qualified inspector who knows what they're doing with a mobile home and what to look for. Listen in and find out what it is like.

What is a crawl space? Is it an attic entry? No. It is the area below the house if you do not have a basement and do not have a slab Foundation. This is an actual inspection summary of a recent inspection and what it was like. Listen in and learn a lot about how to take care of and things to watch for with a crawl space.

What are we looking for during an attic inspection? What about ventilation? What about insulation? What about attic pests? How can you be successful?

Snow is a pain in the butt and it hides things. It also causes delays, so listen in and here are some entertaining examples and stories and adventures about snow.

Historical houses/ flipped houses have pros and cons as do houses on a hill as well as houses in a re gentrified area. Listen in and find out about those pros and cons and what things to look for when you are buying a flipped house.

A recent inspection yielded some amazing renovation features in this house. Whattttt???? A rock climbing wall... seriously. How about a secret attic Playground hideaway?

There are many tests that can invade your house from snakes to mice to groundhogs 2 bats. This episode covers some funny stories as well as some methods to keep these buggers away from your house. These Critters do not a rent so don't let them live in your house!

Part 1: end at about 20 mins. This episode is a list of items that as a buyer you need to make sure that you do or follow through on. Some are logistical, some practical, and some our home inspection related. This list will guarantee to help you quite a bit and not forget things. Part 2, is 20 min mark for about 42 more minutes. Being an instant landlord to multi-family house...aka, investor.

If you are buying a downtown condominium that has been renovated, what things do you need to think about? Security? Your inspector and are they experienced with inspecting downtown Condominiums? What about the roof? What about the building itself not just your particular unit? What about the historic aspect of it? All these things need to be taken into consideration to make it a great experience.

Being a property investor and being a landlord has many steps and there actually is a lot of logic to it. Listen in and help avoid pitfalls and hopefully hit the ground running with success with your first purchase.

It can be stressful to relocate a loved one such as your parents or a parent. Getting their house ready to sell and the huge project plan is a emotional undertaking. This episode are just some thoughts about trying to do that. It is also of course not a fast process.

If you are going to own a Victorian Mansion or any historic um this is what you want to do if you have the ability to do it. This was really hardly working and was a full education for a first-time home buyer and a very enjoyable experience for me. Listen in and see how it went And learn a whole lot about if you're buying a historic make sure you get a person who knows what the heck they are doing...

Is this tree going to be a problem? Houses tree over here? Where is the sewer line? When do I need to have the sewer line scoped?

Home inspectors have to wear many hats. One may not realize this during the home inspection but this episode explains how that works and why it is important to consider when you are choosing your home inspector. Perhaps if you don't notice it...it is a good thing.

This was one of several 1920's style houses that we have inspected recently. It had a few surprises, and a detached garage, listen in and find out what it was like. If you are buying a 1600 square foot or so house of this era you too should listen in and prepare for your home inspection and what to look for.

Solid 97 year old hat, with typical findings everything was definitely repairable, and this one really did have a little bit of everything in it. What an awesomely built house, however built like a Sherman tank.

Your time is worth at least $50 an hour. You spend all that time and end up at a home inspection were so many extremely expensive items are needed, and these could have been seen prior to the inspection, don't make a contract on this house. Go to the next house and avoid these mistakes you real estate agents and home buyers.

Doing your home inspection from A to Z from getting the loan to getting the final report and every step in between. What is it like? Listen is and lower your stress and let's make it happen!

The house has an incredible View. But,, there are drainage issues and also other surprising things that one would not expect. But the house had such a good Riverview. This inspection was one for the ages lots of stuff to think about.

Single family houses and condos each have pros and cons. Some of these might not be things you think about. How to rationally make that decision. Listen in and find out

When you live on a hill, sometimes the hill doesn't do what you expect it to do and it causes issues. Like, "stay, Hill, stay"...This episode is a real world example of how to deal with a hill that has shifted. Pros and cons and ins and outs odyssey of planning and implementing a hillside repair. It absolutely is doable but it takes patience and a step-by-step approach and what to look for when yo...