Reader question: We are looking at a 60-year-old home. It seems to have good bones, but I see several red flags. Is there any advantage to having a professional home inspection completed before we ...

Every home buyer knows hiring a home inspector to check out a property before closing is a good idea. In fact, a home inspection is often a requirement for a mortgage. The trickier question is this: ...

Reader Question: We are looking at a 60-year-old home. It seems to have good bones, but I see several red flags. Is there any advantage to having a professional home inspection completed before we ...

Reader Question: I am a home inspector. Customers tell me I am a good inspector. I always want to improve my methods when I can. Your answer to this question could help focus my efforts. What are the ...

PHILADELPHIA – With today's wide selection of homes making buyers pickier, some of my readers are again raising questions about the value of pre-inspections by sellers. Here's a case in point: One ...

BOLDER – When you are ready to sell your home and are looking for ways to help the sale process go smoothly and quickly, consider a pre-listing home inspection. Pre-listing inspections benefit all ...

SEATTLE -- The Seattle real estate market is so competitive, you can easily spend thousands on multiple home pre-inspections only to have your offer rejected. So a local company called Homevibe says ...

Eric Swiatek is a licensed home inspector with over two decades of experience in the housing industry and an up-to-date radon testing license. He has performed over ...