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home | September-October 2006
 

Welcome to the September - October 2006 NAHI Forum

Residential Oil Tanks
By Mike Hatch, President of Boston Environmental
There are over ten million homes in the northern portion of the United States heated by oil. The vast majority of these homes have an aboveground fuel oil storage tank. Therefore, thousands of times each week home inspectors are inspecting homes that have an oil tank in the customer's basement or backyard . . . keep reading
A Referral Based Business
By Curtis S. Niles Sr., CRI, CMI, Niles Enterprise
Objective: To assert a different way of doing business and develop a strong foundation for your business, that will allow you to close your office at 5pm, take time off on Sundays, holidays and vacations , and still have work when you get back . . . keep reading
Getting More Hits
By Rick Bunzel, CRI, Pacific Crest Inspections, LL
o you took the time and expense to set up a website, but you're not seeing much in the way of results, right? Building a website is similar to opening a shop on a busy street. If the doorway is unmarked, not many people are going to look in . . . keep reading
Garage Door Openers
By David Kratoska, CRI, Comprehensive Inspections,
There have been a lot of communications lately about garage doors and openers. Should the safety reversing mechanisms be checked? What is the proper procedure? Or is it outside the scope . . . keep reading
Inspector Stories
I work in Virginia in an area that has a high percentage of "second" or vacation homes. Most often the buyer is not pres . . . keep reading
Get Out of Your Box
By Harvey King
Most of us live our lives surrounded by four walls. The walls represent the box we place ourselves in. As we get older, the walls seem to "grow" higher and higher, and we find it increasingly difficult to scale them . . . keep reading
Are Home Inspectors Picking Your Pockets?
By Barry Stone, Certified Building Inspector
Dear Barry: I'm writing to shred an arti . . . keep reading
Infrared Camera - Invaluable Tool for Building and Home Inspection
By Virginia Reisig
Infrared (IR) cameras provide an innovative, accurate and noninvasive means of monitoring and diagnosing the conditions of homes and buildings. FLIR Systems IR cameras are being used world wide by home inspecto . . . keep reading
Pre-Inspection Checklist
By Jeff Held, CRI, Exclusive Home Inspections
A pre-inspection checklist will help you organize the start of the inspection and present a solid appearance of professionalism. An organized inspector exudes confidence and competence. Clients want to feel as if you are truly working for them and only them . . . keep reading
Letters From the Field
By Rob Golden, CRI, Safeguard Home Inspection
Dear Fellow Inspector: There's a new routine to my inspections . . . keep reading
Ethics Corner
By Ross Landau, CRI, Practical Home Inspection
The Situation: As a professional home . . . keep reading
The Fourth Irrefutable Idea to Market Your Business
By Kris Elftmann, Noelle Marketing Group
Consistency is the key to your success. There is only one way to say it. When it comes to marketing, consistency is critical. . . . keep reading
Meet the NAHI Staff
ADRIANNE FJERSTAD took a moment to introduce herself and answer . . . keep reading
Standards Street
By Jim Turner, CRI, Building Inspections & Constru
SITUATION: An inspector inspects a sola . . . keep reading
Going Above and Beyond the NAHI Standards
By Rick J. Beaudry, Technical Director, Accuspect
As with anything in life, there is an element of risk to anything we do. Much like medical doctors, home inspectors live with this concept every day, knowing litigation can rear its ugly head at any time. . . . keep reading
Chapter Corner
By Rob Golden, CRI, Safeguard Home Inspection, Inc
It's been a little more than a year since the formation of the Georgia Chapter of NAHI. And as I reflect on the . . . keep reading
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