Archive for the ‘real estate’ Category

Don’t let groundwater problems kill your home deal

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Don’t let groundwater problems kill your home sale or purchase.

Nothing beats knowledge and preparation.

Home drainage is a common deal killer when it comes to home purchases. Many times per year I receive calls from homeowners in a panic due to the fact that they… (more…)

Beat the home inspector, lender, sump pump guy trap

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Beat the home inspector, lender, sump pump guy trap.

Read, and protect your rights to receive buyers home inspection reports in a timely manner, when it is not too late to… (more…)

Oregon home condition disclosure law includes home drainage problems

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Home sellers have the responsibility in Oregon, to disclose the condition of the home, past or present, to… (more…)

Home mortgage lenders stall results of home inspections

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Home buyers working with lenders on home loans should demand early release of home inspection reports during escrow and financing. The report should be… (more…)

9 part home buyers drainage due diligence checklist

Friday, February 5th, 2010

This article is available below as a pdf file e-book as well.

This is published for home buyers who do not wish to download the entire e-book.

All homes are not created equal.

When it comes to assessing a home that you wish to purchase, home buyers need to… (more…)

Bring home drainage expertise to the table when building a new home

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Bring home drainage expertise to the planning table when you are designing and building a new home.

Get better results by having a home drainage professional install your rain drains and hand excavated french drains, rather than… (more…)

Non-disclosure of home drainage problems? Bad thinking.

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Exposed rock hand excavated french drains are both ancient and modern.

Hand excavated french drains cost less than they pay in any market, but especially in a buyers market, with record high home inventory and falling prices.

Todays home buyers have much to choose from. The bank will (more…)

Drainage due diligence for home site or land purchases

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

If you are a prospective home site purchaser, that is to say, your objective is to buy a piece of land to build a home on, you need to understand the importance of doing your home drainage homework, prior to choosing and closing on your home site.

This means addressing an issue seldom discussed, home drainage and groundwater removal, as well as groundwater damage prevention methods. Land buyers must (more…)

10 home drainage conditions home buyers need to investigate

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

10 home drainage conditions the buyers need to investigate. This is an Overview, read further for detail on each point: 1. Check the quality and age of (more…)

Buyers find upside in properties with home drainage problems

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

The old real estate 101 concept that advocates buying the worst home in the best area is still a sound method to use for the homebuyer looking for upside property value potential. Another very valid concept is to (more…)