by Lorri Keeney | Dec 31, 2023 | Environmental, Home Inspection, Home Safety, Money Matters, News, Plumbing, Problem Solving, Tips, Uncategorized
PICTURES, PERFECT — OR NOT — Don’t Get Burned — Electrical Pointers v. 1 Are you still using those pointed screws (that don’t belong) in the panel to screw the cover back on? Guess what happens when you do. Say “hello” to the Emergency...
by Lorri Keeney | Dec 31, 2023 | Home Inspection, Home Safety, Licensing, Money Matters, News, Newsletter, Problem Solving, Tips, Uncategorized
Realtors Fixed Prices It’s a $1.78 Billion real estate earthquake! And growing. A commission “conspiracy” of agents was an illegal antitrust violation. It made sellers pay buyers’ agents half of “excessive” 5-6% commissions from nearly...
by Lorri Keeney | Dec 31, 2023 | Blog, Home Inspection, Licensing, Money Matters, News, Newsletter, Problem Solving, Uncategorized
Looking Ahead SPRINGTIME FOR HOME INSPECTORS 2023 was the worst year for housing affordability in U.S. history. Home prices were way up. So were mortgage rates, compared to the last five years. Existing home sales – the bread and butter...
by Lorri Keeney | Dec 31, 2023 | Blog, Home Inspection, Licensing, Money Matters, News, Newsletter, Problem Solving, Uncategorized
KBHI – Another Year, Another Dollar The KBHI is still breathing, satellite images confirmed recently. It’s hard to be sure. Its Zoom screen is mostly blacked out. Over all, the Board has been so deathly quiet – mostly keeping the...
by Lorri Keeney | Sep 2, 2020 | Blog, Home Inspection, Home Safety, Licensing, Money Matters, News, Newsletter, Problem Solving, Tips, Uncategorized
Not an inspector. But do we have your attention? Gaiters Wayre Face masks have become essential. Like home inspectors. At first, there were practically none to be found. This led to more than a...
by Lorri Keeney | Sep 2, 2020 | Blog, Home Inspection, Licensing, Money Matters, News, Newsletter, Problem Solving, Tips, Tools, Uncategorized
It’s deja vu all over again! Shed a tear! You could have had a free license this year. Instead, kiss about $150,000 bye-bye. That’s about how much home inspectors could have saved if 2020 fees had been waived. That was...