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Although all home inspectors in Maryland must be licensed, licensing alone is not an indicator of a ‘good’ inspector. Inspectors should have passed the National Exam and be a member of a professional association that requires continuing education. Many inspectors … Continue reading

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It can take a mere SIX SECONDS to break into a garage that has an automatic garage door opener: The only thing that would slow such a thief down is to not have windows in your garage door. This would … Continue reading

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What Home Inspectors do is not rocket science. We are trained to look for defects in a methodical way and we have an extensive list of what we are looking for, but that doesn’t mean YOU, the buyer, can’t be … Continue reading

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On July 14, 2010, Bob Sisson was installed as President of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Society of Home Inspectors. ASHI is the largest and most respected association of Home Inspectors in the country, and is instrumental in setting … Continue reading

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In a nutshell: Out it goes… along with a lot of other stuff as well. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have issued interim remediation guidelines regarding the issue of … Continue reading

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