Monthly Archives: January 2010

Many vacant homes in foreclosure or bank-owned are “winterized”, meaning the utilities are shut off. Prospective buyers will ask whether Bob can inspect such a house. The answer is generally “Yes, but why would you want him to?” Bob can … Continue reading

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When you go to a conference, you get a lot of information. It comes in the form of brochures, fliers, DVDs, CDs, booklets and samples. And then there is all the other stuff: promotional items (affectionately known as “swag”), and, … Continue reading

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I’m thrilled that my position with my husband’s company is now official! For the last seven years, I’ve answered the phones, made appointments, and tried to answer questions as best I could, while still running my own drapery workroom business, … Continue reading

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Welmoed Sisson, Bob’s wife,  has long been helping out Inspections by Bob by answering the phones and making Bob’s materials look better.  As Inspections by Bob got busier, and her own drapery business declined, both Bob and Welmoed thought it … Continue reading

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On Wednesday and Thursday, we visited the National Association of Home Builders expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center. There was certainly a lot of great information there, and we’re going to be posting about what we learned over the … Continue reading

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