Before closing the deal on a real estate home for sale, staging a home inspection to know the home’s value and get acquainted with its shortcomings is de rigueur. But before contracting inspector du jour, make sure that he or she is indeed the real deal. Many states, New Mexico for instance, don’t have any requirement to being a home inspector. So to spare you from making the huge mistake of hiring a charlatan out to make easy money at your expense, follow these simple and easy tips.
1. State license is never enough; check for affiliations.
Every state in the country issues licenses for home inspectors after training. But it begs the question: how extensive is the training? The answer: not extensive enough. It’s even possible that the training is so minimal that it becomes absolutely ineffective when evaluating a real estate home for sale.
Instead of checking for certifications or licenses, the inspector should be affiliated with a professional inspection organization. Sifting through the names and separating the ones with affiliations from the ones without can help remove the bad actors possibly moonlighting for a quick buck from buyers of real estate homes for sale.
Likewise, check the authenticity of the organization they’re in. Many shady affiliations are credited for the increasing difficulty of finding an authentic inspector. The rule of the thumb is to opt for legal groups, such as the American Society of Home Inspectors or the National Institute of Building Inspectors.
2. Interview and do your own research.
Once you get the seemingly right home inspector, it’s time to grill him further. Start by asking for résumés and posing important questions. Also, don’t forget to do your own research; and start by checking at the local licensing board. Once your get a hold of the inspector’s licensing or real-estate board, make sure you ask crucial questions about his activities – complaints included.
Next, the inspector should be ready for any questions you fire at him. If he’s truly a professional, answers should come effortlessly. Multiple signs of hesitation are red flags and you should probe further.
You should also remember to ask for a narrative report, and not some checklist of must-repairs and faulty items. You can ensure the inspector’s professionalism if he is able to furnish a good and explanatory report of his inspection.
Lastly, tag along when the real estate home for sale is going to be inspected. If the inspector is hesitant about your hanging out during inspection day, take this as a red flag.
Mark Michael Ferrer
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Who is a good realtor for Jacksonville NC real estate (homes/properties)?We are moving to Jacksonville NC (Camp Lejeune area) from the west coast …does anyone have any recommendations of specific realtors that have done a good job for them & were easy to deal with?
Thanks in advance for your replies : 0 )
You will need an inventory of furniture usually stored at a storage center.
You will need people to be able to deliver and pick up the furniture.
You will need money to advertise your services.
I would focus on advertising to Realtors because they will usually advise their clients on staging the property.
You ever heard the saying "when the student is ready the master will appear", well its a bunch of bull.
I was looking for a mentor when I first got started with this, but the only "mentor" that was forthcoming were various books on the subject. I'd suggest just reading and reading different books – don't take any of the classes hyped on late night tv, as they are way to expensive and no better (often much worse) than what you can get from a book. Then go get a real estate license – you really gotta have this to get access to the info on what houses are worth, and to be able to flip them with no (no at least less) commissions.
Then when you are ready and think you have foudn the right place, go ahead and start putting in contracts. The rule I used was that for every 10 bids I put in I would actually end up with one place. If I was winning more than 1 in 10 I was bidding to high (but this may vary depending on the market and such – if you find the right place at a fantastic price, go ahead and bid full price – if you don't someone else will).
Expect to make mistakes on the first few, just make sure there are fewer mistakes on each subsequent one and the mistakes cost you less.
So, just go out and do this yourself. Forget about finding a mentor, its up to you to make this happen, and I'd suggest staying away from partners too – that rarely works out as well.
Good luck.
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Terry – You still have, hands down, the best agent video out there on Charlotte. I highly recommend Terry to anyone who sees this.
@marksranger Mark- did you know that 5 CMS high schools ranked in the top 200 in the nation according to Newsweek in 2009? or that 4th and 8th graders ranked either 1st or 2nd in the nation in NAEP- the 20 city comparison of urban school districts.
Maybe the process you are talking about is prospecting.
I set up some sort of systematic way of finding properties that the owners want to sell and talk those owners into listing them with me for sale- that would be what I call prospecting.
Yes the Real Estate agent or Broker can buy one of these homes themselves. I would imagine a trial court would decide that an agent can not buy a house for themselves and still pretend they are somehow representing the best interest of the owner- but with the proper disclosure the owner could still sell the house to the agent.
I had a listing where the elderly resident could not remember that her home was for sale and wondered how come people would show up. I met with the lady and her grown children and I agreed to buy the house at a slightly lower price and help the lady move on.
Simply get Quicken Rental Property Manager and migrate your current data into the program. You should be able to find it on sale for about $65.
No it's not wrong at all, you've got to find someone you like and can trust, and it's not always the first, second, or third agent you meet. Find the one that offers the best service, or get referrals from people close to you that you trust, and do some homework before signing a contract w/them.
its not the heart of the south, atlanta is, atlanta is nicer but dont get me wrong.ive visited charlotte, its nice.
You didn't state where in Southern California but there is even a smaller nice market for the structural insulated panel systems you are talking about. Eco-friendly products have not been a big hit yet as most people aren't up to date with information. The market everywhere is down even in places like Indiana because the state is making its own changes in regards to how the real estate market's effects have taken hold here.
Southern California is where I would stay due to the fact that there isn't a quick fix for the market and I don't see other states improving anytime soon. Besides even though commission is the same everywhere (in most cases) the houses are easily sold in California than say Indiana because the people who live in Indiana want to move to say California because of the climate,more things for them to do and a better opportunity for employment.
Me and my husband moved from Pendleton to the Jacksonville, NC area about 1 year ago…we used a realtor from a Century 21 office right outside the main gate of Camp Lejeune.
The realtor we used was Uriah Bell…he did an excellent job for us! He helped us find a home in our price range & close to the base so my husband didn't have to drive too far in the mornings on his way to work.
I found an ad with his information on it on this webpage:
http://www.usfreeads.com/903241-cls.html
Hope that helps :0)
-Ashley
If it sounds too good to be true, it is.
If the properties are listed that cheap, there are a host of things that could be wrong with them. Most likely, they should be condemned and the only value is the land.
haha yea rigggght.
@jamesey25150 looks like Berewick- Shea homes
Charlotte is a great place, but live in a surrounding county and mooch off the benefits of the city. (High taxes in the city and the public schools are absolutely horrible)
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Atlanta is frequently referred to as the capitol of the New south- so I give them that… but if they are the Capitol, we can be the Heart of the New South…imho
Where is this? (2:29) and dont say Charlotte