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Current Market Conditions The Real-Estate market in Ontario has seen a recent phenomenon of the home being sold with multiple-bids and selling for astronomically high prices, sometimes 30% over asking. In this frenzied buying atmosphere, buyers are waiving conditions, usually the Home Inspection and often financing clauses. This puts the buyer in a precarious position …
When inspecting a residential property, we are often expected to report on items that are outside of the scope of the Standard of Practice, or that are just impossible to opine on. One of these areas is in the area of the Electrical System. While the standards of practice currently do not require an inspector …
The deadline to respond to Transport Canada for the proposed changes to the regulations for Unmanned Aircraft Systems is fast approaching. Written comments should be sent to carrac@tc.gc.ca by October 13, 2017. For anyone who hasn’t yet read the proposals you can find them here: http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/20…l/reg2-eng.php Here is a very high level summary of the changes. UAS systems …
Before you begin shoveling the snow, warm up your muscles for approximately ten minutes by doing stretches or other light exercisesWith Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza and a number of other regional festivals coming up, it’s time to focus on keeping our homes and families safe, so here’s a few tips from the Professional Home Inspector members …
1. ALWAYS ensure you give a thorough explanation of the agreement and ALWAYS get a signature from the client PRIOR to starting the inspection. It is imperative that the limitations of the inspection be explained to the customer. Having the customer initial the onerous clauses in addition to the signature is the best practice. An …
