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This month I am going to discuss one of the more critical mechanical components of a house, the ground-fault interrupter (GFI). GFI’s (also called gfci for “ground fault circuit interrupter“) are generally found only on homes of relatively recent construction (since about 1980)....

-Pennies From Heaven – This month let’s find out a little bit more about energy savings! There is A LOT you can do to lower those high electric bills. Instead of generalized article I’d like to tell you what I’ve done with my home to make it more energy efficient. I thi...

Anybody connected with the real estate business who has seen this word on an inspection report or an appraisal knows they are in for an interesting day. Specifically, foundation movement can be anything from a hairline crack in the garage floor to major structural problems...

Well, it’s that time of year again, with high cooling bills sure to come. What can you do to lower them? 1. Keep your filter clean & use the pleated paper type only. Avoid the “electrostatic” type. They DO filter well but reduce airflow thru the equipment, causing it to run...

This may scare you… I recently got certified to do energy audits and boy, did I learn a lot about a/c that I didn’t know! I’ll share some of it with you today. The four most significant facts I wasn’t aware of is that virtually ALL systems are oversized (because houses are so...

Modern homes don’t require much maintenance but they do require SOME. Are you keeping up? Test your smoke detectors and gfi outlets on a regular basis (push the “test” button). These items DO fail and when they do, they don’t wave a red flag in front of you to tell you they’re...

This is for anyone wishing to purchase investment real estate, all of whom I hope end up with at least one or two pieces of rental property…It’s a relatively EZ way to build wealth and make extra income. Why you should invest: -it’s the ONLY investment someone else buys for you...

How many times have you heard “they don’t build ‘em like they used to”? Why do people say this? Is it true? Absolutely NOT! Besides a FEW things that were better with older homes (no “finger jointed” studs or trim, better quality wood, no hollow doors or “pressboard”, better...

Most agents have seen comments relating to these 2 items on an inspection report but what do they really DO? This month, we’ll answer that question ! AFCI’s More than 2/3’s of residential fires are causes by problems with the electrical system, either the...