Early Home Inspection, LLC (EHI) was formed in 2015 to be a comprehensive, multi-inspector firm to provide home inspection, PICRA satisfaction, move-in preparation and 203-k consulting for the real estate industry’s home buyers and sellers. EHI’s team is comprised of Virginia Certified Home Inspectors, Virginia Licensed Professional Engineer, FHA/HUD 203-k Consultants and both Class “A” and “B” Contractors. EHI offers great value even in their standard home inspection package such as a bonus energy report, a previous construction report (if available), a recall report for appliances and through partner affiliations, “Buy Back Guarantee”, “90-Day Home Warranty” and “Sewer, Mold & Roof Protections”. EHI’s construction background allows them to provide consulting services to sellers to facilitate repairs determined by a home inspection. Buyers can piggy-back on this service should additional move-in preparation be desired. Additionally, as 203-k consultants, EHI can analyze repair requirements and costs per HUD’s Minimum Property Standards (MPS) so that fixer-uppers can roll remodeling finances into one FHA mortgage.
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A home inspection is a visual review of a home’s primary components that are accessible and can be safely inspected. The Inspection is not a techni...
If your house was built before 1980 and certainly 1978 you most likely have lead paint. Probably 90 percent of the time.
Of concern more was the u...
Before buying or selling your home, ensure it's in great shape with the help of a home inspector. Early Home Inspection LLC offers home inspections...
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It depends on the geology in your area. Best answer is to ask your neighbors if they have radon. If they do, you probably do to. Depending on how tight your home is determines severity. You can get a test kit from Home Depot from around $10 upwards or if you like Tech, get a wireless sensor and...
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It depends on the geology in your area. Best answer is to ask your neighbors if they have radon. If they do, you probably do to. Depending on how tight your home is determines severity. You can get a test kit from Home Depot from around $10 upwards or if you like Tech, get a wireless sensor and app for $150.
Every home has mold spores. If conditions are right (food source, moisture...over 60% RH), you will have mold to some degree, especially in the crawl. There are 1,000's of mold types of which few are toxic. Color is not an absolute indicator of toxicity. Elevated levels are generally pretty...
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Every home has mold spores. If conditions are right (food source, moisture...over 60% RH), you will have mold to some degree, especially in the crawl. There are 1,000's of mold types of which few are toxic. Color is not an absolute indicator of toxicity. Elevated levels are generally pretty noticeable. Toxicity can only be determined through lab testing via direct sampling (scraping) or air sampling or introduce a very sensitive subject into the environ and see how the react. Canaries were used in mines as test subjects. If they keeled over, it was time to get out.
Sensitivity varies from one person to the next as does reaction severity.
Most mold remediation is pretty simple....Clorox, a stiff brush and strong Hepa filter vac. While simple, it is hard work. But that won't solve the problem. Moisture RH content must be reduced. Proper grading, gutters, downspouts with extensions, encapsulation (10-12 mil black/white non-reinforced poly with joints taped), crawl conditioning (AC or dehumidifier), good insulation in the proper locations, etc. are all important steps in RH % reduction.
It's not the end of the world...just get it fixed by a good remediation company but not before fixing the source.
Best way is to visit open houses. My wife puts together a bag with snacks, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, etc of course with my brochure as well. I add cold water bottle from a cooler before I go in. I make sure there are no buyers though.
The bag has a sign that says “Open House Survival...
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Best way is to visit open houses. My wife puts together a bag with snacks, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, etc of course with my brochure as well. I add cold water bottle from a cooler before I go in. I make sure there are no buyers though.
The bag has a sign that says “Open House Survival Kit”
You need realtors. 80% of business comes through them and their people don’t quibble about price.
I’m like you. Most of my customers are direct. But then I don’t need much business since I’m retired and only doing this for fun. You can’t afford to do what I do...4 hours at inspection and 12 hours per report (150 pages plus) and a repair list of all things and a suggested repair list. All with pricing.
We're not on a clock nor overbook ourselves allowing for time to complete a thorough inspection. The inspection averages 3 hours and the report 6-8 hours.
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We're not on a clock nor overbook ourselves allowing for time to complete a thorough inspection. The inspection averages 3 hours and the report 6-8 hours.