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3 December 2021 | 12 replies
I doubt Community College will teach you anything you will ever use to make money in this business.If it did, the teachers would all be driving Rolls Royce's and living in multi-million dollar mansions--they are not.If you want to learn about SFH's (the bones and the guts of them) vs being a hammer swinger putting up framing (which you don't need to go to college to do)...study to be a home inspector at someplace like the InterNachi... https://www.nachi.org/become-home-inspector.htmOnce you earn the badges you will know your stuff about SFH inspections.But still that's a big commitment and it's not needed to make money in this business...you can hire Home Inspectors, just like you can hire tax pros, bookkeeping, and etc...If you want to learn how to "put in cabinets", "replace a toilet", "shingle a roof", add a dormer, etc...you can learn on YouTube fast and easy.If you want to learn how to frame, get a job 9 to 5 with a framing contractor, and get ready to WORK HARD.Here is a 582 page picture book of how to build a house: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Visual-Guide-Building-House/dp/1600850227Sit down next to a Keurig Machine with a book like this and your favorite mug and learn at your own pace.
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31 December 2021 | 5 replies
I would also look under every sink and check for any leaks that you can see visually.
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6 December 2021 | 0 replies
It had become so corroded and consequently gummed up with sludge, that the diameter was no more than 3/4".So, the point of this story is to provide some visual insight into why galvanized pipes are a risk exposure.
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6 December 2021 | 1 reply
Research shows that brain patterns activated when going through an activity (and completing a goal) are the same as those activated by visualizing the activity and goal.
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20 October 2021 | 10 replies
You essentially lower your exit cap by improving the park from a visual and functional stand point.
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7 November 2021 | 10 replies
I became visually impaired and unable to care for myself due to a stroke and I had to learn how to use all my muscles again.
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28 October 2021 | 3 replies
After walking the units and giving a halfhearted visual inspection I made an offer on the spot.
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17 January 2020 | 1 reply
In the HUD LBP addendum, there's an inspection contingency that reads:The Purchaser has a contingency period that expires fifteen (15) calendar days from the date the contract is accepted by HUD to conduct at the Purchaser's expense, an independent lead-based paint inspection visual assessment for deteriorated paint or risk assessment.
17 January 2020 | 0 replies
Our agent did her agent visual inspection when we did the foundation inspection, which was two weeks after we signed the contract.
31 January 2020 | 25 replies
Financial partners are a bit more challenging, because of the "new-ness" of tiny houses.