Use A Real Estate Professional

A Realtor® with any amount a knowledge can give you the going price of what homes are going for in your neighborhood.  What do you want to know?  A buyer coming to your neighborhood to look at homes will already have this knowledge.  They will know what like houses (as Yours) went for in the last six months.  (this is what an appraiser is going to look for when doing an appraisal for the lending institution.)   You will also want to know what is currently on the market and at what prices.  You will want to know what listings in your neighborhood have expired listings and never sold and at what prices.  Armed with this knowledge you can make a educated decision on what to price your home at.

If you chose to try and sell it your self the Realtor® that brought you the information and went over these statistics with you will respect your wishes.  But if you decide during that process to hire a professional I hope you will consider that person as they have already done some of the work.

There is a website set up by the goverment to help with the ins and outs of foreclosure.  As painful as it might be, as much as you would like to bury you head in the sand it will not go away by itself.

You need to take action and this website may help,

                                                 Foreclosure Help

God Bless

An Interview With A Top Las Vegas Home Inspector

Today we are talking to Craig Stivale of Alpha Home inspections. He has agreed to answer some questions to give us an inside look at the home inspection business.

Chris: Hi Craig, and thank you for taking time to answer a few questions for my readers. Tell us a little about yourself.

Craig: Hi Chris, I have been raised in the construction business starting at an early age so I guess you could say it's in my blood. When I moved to Las Vegas years ago I took my state test for inspector of structures and passed with high grades, so I went to work for a national franchise and stayed there for a few years and then started my own business. It's been great.

Chris: How did you get into the business?

Craig: My farther owned a construction company and I started as a laborer. So I know the building process from top to bottom.

Chris: Has business slowed down since the market has slowed a little?

Craig: Yes, but I've noticed so has the competition. I think the market is cleansing it's self at this point.

Chris: I have heard listing agents say to their seller, "a home inspector will nit pick and always find
something wrong just to justify getting paid." How would you respond to this?

Craig: I agree - great point and some will. I don't. I approach each inspection like I was buying the home for myself, I am very through yet I do not include cosmetic issues like dirty carpets section... If there is a problem like a cracked roof truss for example, I will take a picture with an arrow pointing to that broken truss.

Chris: Why should a buyer pay for a home inspection?

Craig: To reassure themselves that they are buying a safe home that is up to code and that includes fire safety and to address potential problems.

Chris: If someone purchased a brand spanking new home, they should be OK, right?

Craig: NO!!! By all means have a new home inspected. I have seen plenty of structural defects not to mention plumbing leaks along with HVAC issues. When you do your final walk through with the builders representative they will not be looking for anything but cosmetic. A home inspection will find these issues before you get moved in.

Chris: Take us through an inspection on say a single story home of about 1500 sq feet.

Craig: All the built in appliances, HVAC, plumbing, electrical (breaker box) all outlets including GFCI, attic framing, insulation's, trusses, fire walls of the garage, lot drainage, mold, pests, the list goes on and on.

Chris: Sounds very through. What is the worst thing you have ever found?

Craig: Several broken roof trusses where the entire attic was covered in mold.

Chris: Wow bet the new homeowners were glad you found that. I know mold can have serious affects on your health. Is there a builder in town that consistently has very few things wrong?

Craig: Yes, I would say Pulte and Toll Brothers's are our best builders.

Chris: That is good for buyers looking to buy in the valley. If they are buying resale it would be good to ask their Realtor® to look into these builders and the subdivisions they have built. In my previewing of new homes I was always impressed with Pulte.

Chris: I want to thank you Craig for giving us some insight on the home inspection business. For people moving to Las Vegas and buying a home how may they contact you to get your fine services?

Craig: Feel free to visit my web-site Alpha Home Inspection in Las Vegas . Thank you for the chance to talk with your readers. I hope I can be of service.

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