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home inspector NJ Josh Schoenly My wife and I went on a little open house tour yesterday, mostly just for fun… but who knows in a year or 2 we could get the itch to move… I mention the last part because it’s important. Most of y’all reading this already know that the chances of a hot buyer walking into your open house and making an offer on that very property are highly unlikely. Yet, for the most part, you keep doing open houses anyway, opening and closing doors for short term tire kickers who could be lots of serious long term money. Take yesterday for example. We went to 4 open houses. I chit chatted with agents at each open house. But 0…. 0, 0, 0, 0 did anything to implore us to provide an email address so that they could follow up and start to build a relationship with us. Sure, they had “open house registration” sheets… but of course we promptly ignored them, because after all, no one instructed us to sign or gave us a good reason for doing so… At the 4th property, as we walked out the agent asked us what we thought of the property. My wife said: “We really really liked it!”… The agent’s response… “Oh well great, well.. feel free to call me anytime.” And that was it! Dude. Dudemania. We got about halfway to the car and I told Michelle I just had to run back and try to help the guy out… she gave me exactly 2 minutes to have my fun. (and believe me, she would have pulled off if I spent a second over 2 minutes So I ran back up, and gave a short-winded “What the heck Man. Why didn’t you try to get my email address. Why didn’t you offer to send us other properties like this one. Or tease us about a juicy deal you know about that just came back on the market. Or offer up your awesome report about why now is a strangely weird, but potentially awesome time to buy a home? What the heck?” Well that’s not exactly how it went, but that’s what I tried to impart… and as I left, I literally forced my email address on the guy and encouraged him to spam me. Raiding your clients Fridge and Taking A Nap between Visitors is Fun, But… So here’s the thing. (I know this is fundamental stuff, but it’s easy to forget the fundamentals, right?) Your open houses don’t have to be such a ridiculous waste of time… at the very least you can use them as LIST BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES. Yep… LIST BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES. Meaning, you can actually use your open houses to collect the email addresses of people who may or may not be interested in doing business with you sometime in the next weeks/months/years. Of course this implies that you’ll actually make an effort to (dare I say it) “Sell” the idea to your open house visitors. And of course if you’re going to build a list of prospects, you’ll also want to follow up and incubate them through your sales funnel… Home Inspector NJ Foreclosure Inspection 02/06/2012
Foreclosure Inspections: Trust Your Gut So, you want to buy a house cheap, and you look to the foreclosure market. Considering the over-abundance of these properties and just how little many of them are going for, it’s tempting to jump on the bandwagon and buy up. And it may pay off as a long-term investment. But, like any other major purchase, you should know as much as you can about a property before you buy it, which is why home inspections, performed by Inspector Protector Home Inspection Services is necessary. Unfortunately, many real estate agents, who don’t like bargaining with banks, are advising clients that home inspections are of no value as a bargaining tool, since banks don’t negotiate on “as is” properties. As an added disincentive, banks selling properties “as is” have no legal responsibility for any lurking defects. While the agent's advice to forgo an inspection as a means to negotiate on the price may be logical, it is startlingly counter-intuitive, and possibly even negligent. Would you buy a car without knowing whether it has a transmission? The same premise holds true for a house, regardless of whether you intend to live in it, or fix it and flip it. The Realtor may be trying to salvage a deal that could possibly be scrapped if an inspector uncovers damage that the bank is unwilling to pay for, and you, as the buyer, have to realize that the agent's advice is not in your best interest. In this case, they’re putting you at risk in order to ensure they get their commission. Any Realtor advising against an inspection on a foreclosure (or neglecting to recommend that one be performed) is ignoring the likelihood that, long before the previous owners stopped making mortgage payments, they deferred required maintenance tasks. Moisture intrusion leading to leaks and mold are just a few of the major problems commonly found by inspectors in foreclosed properties. Tales abound of bizarre discoveries in abandoned properties, from wild boars to colossal bees nests. Former owners may loot their own properties, taking with them anything they can pry up or unscrew, and leave behind trash and junk that you have to pay for to have removed. Inspector Protector Home Inspection Services is so thorough with their home inspections, they promise you will not be stuck buy a money pit! You should always get a home inspection before buying a property, especially when you’re buying a bank-owned foreclosure. In such cases, it may be impossible to find out how well the home was cared for, or whether major damage was done right before the past owners left the property. Ask the bank how much time you have after your initial offer to have an inspection performed, and schedule one immediately. If it goes well, you’ll enter into the deal with peace of mind and a better idea of what repairs you’ll have to deal with. That alone is worth the price of an inspection. If the inspection reveals a costly disaster, you can back out of the deal and save tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. Home Inspection NJ Costs 02/03/2012
When searching the web for a home inspector in NJ, I believe most people are accually looking for a price or to find out the cost of a home inspection. The thing is, it is hard for a home inspector post their prices on a website. He/she has never seen the house that needs inspecting or were the house is located. There are many variables involved to give a pin point price or cost. There are several companies that do advertise their prices. However, be cautious. I have heard stories of home inspectors showing up at the inspection and demand more money because some one fill out a form on is website to book an inspection. Once he arrived at the property he realized that it is going to take longer or the house is old and old houses need more attention during the inspection processes. To me that would leave a bad taste in my mouth if I thought I was paying one price only to find out it will cost me more. Searching the web is a good place to start and if you find a home inspector that you are thinking of hiring. Give them a call first and interview him or her. give them every detail of the home so they can give you a fair price. www.njhomeinspector4u.com STAY POSITIVE Feed your mind with a consistently positive diet…buy uplifting, motivational and educational CDs for your drive time…create a University on Wheels. Download free podcasts of favorite leaders and speakers. Also, go on a TV News diet…consume less news on a daily basis. Most of it is negative, sensational, and meant to prey off your fears. Stay positive. KEEP AND EXPAND WHAT YOU HAVE Visit with the Top 20% of your clients this month to see how they are doing, how you could better serve them, what their goals are, and what other unmet service needs they may have. Focus on client retention and expansion. MAINTAIN A MARKETING MINDSET Never forget the business you are really in…the business of MARKETING. Don’t think like a technician, think and act like a marketer. If you are going to be an expert in anything, make it marketing. Marketing should be the highest priority for any owner and business. It’s your lifeblood and it’s simply educating others on why it’s in their best interest to do or continue to do business with you. Make your marketing an on-going, systematic, educational process. REMEMBER IT’S A CONTACT SPORT Business is all about building trust and establishing relationships. You can’t fully achieve that dynamic without sufficient marketing and face-to-face interaction. Consider focusing 60% of your time on marketing, sales and promotion; 35% on client fulfillment; and only 5% on administration. Get out of the office and go see your clients, prospects and referral sources. Set a goal to meet with 10 people a week. Go make contact! FACE YOUR MENTAL DEMONS Be totally honest with yourself and determine the Top 3 Limiting Beliefs/Excuses holding you back from greater success, happiness and fulfillment …and then share those with someone (coach, peer, partner, etc.) to help you slay them. To achieve your desired outcomes, you must first win the inner game (proper mindset, supporting daily thoughts, empowering beliefs, positive stories, etc.). You must conquer self and conquer your mental demons. BELIEVE TO ACHIEVE Believe in yourself as a worthy person and business owner. Believe in the service you provide your clients and the actual benefits they receive doing business with you. WALK THE TALK Take time to slow down, face reality, and reflect. Is your walk matching your talk? If you say your number one priority is customer service, how often are you talking with your customers? If it's employee retention, what are you doing to ensure they have all the tools and training to be effective and happy employees. Don't just talk it, walk it! ADD MORE ACCOUNTABILITY Put more accountability in your life and business…Surround yourself with a few highly positive influencers who will challenge you and keep you accountable. They will not allow you to make excuses or succumb to your limiting beliefs. GET SALES HELP Nothing happens until someone sells something! Improve this vital skill in all levels of your business. Enroll in sales training/coaching to improve your sales confidence, capabilities, sales process metrics, and your overall sales effectiveness. The bottom-line impact on your business can be immense. OWN YOUR RESULTS Take full responsibility for ALL your results…no excuses or blaming. Own your results so you don’t give your power away to others or to circumstances, chose to be a victor, not a victim. May you prosper greatly! www.njhomeinspector4u.com Termites 01/25/2012
 How to protect your greatest asset - your home - from subterranean termites (njhomeinspector4u) - When it comes to protecting your home's value, you have no control over some of the factors that influence real estate values, like nearby retail development or the job market in your area. You can, however, take control over one major factor in your home's value, its health and the health of your neighborhood - termites. Termites cause more than $2 billion in damage every year to homes in the United States, and statistics show that's likely more damage than what fire, storms or earthquakes cause.Subterranean termites are unlike many other problematic insects or rodents in that they forage for food 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They feed on wood and cellulose products, which are part of your home's construction. Termites live in colonies underground or above ground in moist areas, according to the National Pest Management Association (NPMA). Each colony can contain up to 2 million termites - meaning your home could have several million termites living around the foundation and they are constantly seeking a food source. It is important to be able to spot the signs of a termite infestation by looking around your home. Termites typically create what are called mud tubes and together they travel through these tubes in search of new food sources. Look for these mud tubes along your home's exterior. Keep in mind that termites are very small in size - from 1/8 to 3/8 of an inch - so they can travel through small non-cellulose cracks in your home, such as through your foundation. The NPMA offers several tips to help you reduce the possibility of a termite infestation. These include lowering the humidity in crawl spaces or other areas with reduced ventilation to eliminate a moist atmosphere - the kind that termites seek out. Also, it is very important to keep wood or scraps of lumber away from your home. Never pile firewood against your home; that's a sound food source for Subterranean termites. By putting lumber against your foundation or wall, you're in essence inviting termites to feed right next to your home. TheTermite Colony Elimination System provides a tough, environmentally responsible solution for protection against termites. The system features stations that are strategically placed eight to 10 feet around the perimeter of your home. Bait in each station is highly desirable to termites, so worker termites who are responsible for feeding the colony will feed upon it and bring it back to the colony. Once other termites feed upon it they will start to die off, but even if they don't feed on it the worker termites already have and once they die off, so does the colony's food source. Soon the termite colony will be eliminated. Radon Test 01/25/2012
This a video of a radon kit. Every home that is sold or bought should have a radon test performed. Radon Gas is one of the leading causes of lung cancer in non-smokers. ever home should have a test performed. you can schedule a radon test with Inspector Protector Home Inspection Serives. Log on to www.njhomeinspector4u.com a test usually cost around 75.00. Our company is licensed by the Staeof NJ to test for radon. A video summary of a home inspection in NJ 01/19/2012
This is our first blog including a you tube video. This video give a summarized explaination of how a home inspection is done! | AuthorJoe Ganguzza is the owner of Inspector Protector Home Inspection Services. Lives in Readington, NJ. Loves the Giants, golf and performing home inspections ArchivesCategoriesAll |
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