Lumber Giveaway
Lumber futures prices for May delivery fell to $278.50 per 1,000 board feet Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the center for such trading. That is down 41% from a recent high of $468.30 reached on Feb. 20. Why do we...
Three Kinds of Face Masks
The federal government now has turned around and said everyone should wear facemasks. That’s a switch. We’ll hear lots more about it in the weeks ahead. Yet the timeline so far is clear as can be. On Feb. 28 Vice-President Mike Pence, head of the...
RENEWAL REPRIEVE
License renewals got a reprieve from the Ky Bd Of Home Inspectors (KBHI) Wednesday (3/31). In essence, the policy gives KY inspectors “60 days after the Executive Order is lifted to submit information lacking” in a renewal application....
INSPECTOR COVID-19 GUIDELINES
No guidelines for home inspections in the pandemic were adopted by the Ky Bd of Home Inspectors (KBHI) at its special tele-meeting 3/31. All the inspectors on the Board (both of them) said they still are inspecting. They carry “masks and...
3/4 DOWN — BUT NOT OUT, NACHI’S GROMICKO SAYS
About three-fourths of the 30,000 home inspectors in the U.S. and Canada are unwilling to do inspections right now, with all the Covid-19 dangers and orders, NACHI founder Nick Gromicko told The Wall Street Journal (reported April 1, 2020). Gromicko did...
CORONAVIRUS
“Let’s stay safe out there” usually is the last thing a PLI class hears before heading home. That’s easier to say than do with this new coronavirus bug. Partly, that’s because of suspicions the government is not leveling with us. Partly...
PLI’S TAX TIPS 2020
Tax savings are not impossible. Here are 5 of the top ways home inspectors can make sure to save. Tip 1. Hire a CPA (a Certified Professional Accountant). It will save you more than it costs, unless your income in under $90,000. PS – Don’t think...
OHIO LICENSES
They’ve done it again! They've done it again! The date for getting home inspector licenses in Ohio got pushed back again. Now, July 1, 2020 is the new deadline. As the Ohio Department of Commerce pointed out (in its deep...
MONEY MATTERS
Money needs a place to park. So you can think of this column as an AI Parking Assistant. We’ll be working together to slide into the best parking spots with minimal effort, above average safety, and optimum results. But, unlike driver...
Ohio’s Nov.1 deadline is dead!
Ohio’s Nov.1 deadline is dead. For grandfathering, Jan. 10, 2020 will be the deadline for applications. For new OH licenses, it looks like April 5, 2020 will end up being the date. It could change, depending on how OH licensing regulations move ahead. A new "Division...