Home Renovations
If you are buying a home that needs work, or selling a home and want to renovate first, or most importantly just want to stay put and enjoy your home more, here are some tips from Sonoran Property Inspections to consider before you start your home renovation projects. Getting ideas is easier now than ever….
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Mold
Although mold is beyond the scope of my home inspection, during our home inspections mold questions sometimes come up. This blog will focus on mold in attics. The hope is that this can provide some useful tools for explaining this complex subject. If mold is found in a building, it needs to be addressed. There…
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Time to Check Your AC Systems
It is heating up out here in Arizona (finally) – even here in Prescott, but especially in the Phoenix area. Now is the time to make sure your air conditioning is ready to handle the heat! As part of a home inspection (in the Phoenix and Prescott areas) we do take a close look at…
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Defrost Cycle of a Heat Pump
Baby, it’s cold outside! So today’s blog from your hometown Home Inspector is all about heat pumps. Whether you are in the Phoenix area, or in Prescott and quad cities area, learning how your heat pump operates may help you. Here, we cover some fundamentals of a particular heating system called a heat pump using…
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Protect Your Home from Winter Conditions
Whether you live in the Phoenix area, or in Prescott, it is important to know how to winterize your home. Winterization is the process of preparing a home for the harsh conditions of winter. It is usually performed in the fall before snow and excessive cold have arrived. Winterization protects against damage due to bursting…
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Happy Holidays
Greetings from Prescott Valley, Arizona. Just want you to know that we are always here for you if you need a home inspection done, whether it is a holiday of not, and we look forward to working with you in the new year! In the meantime, from all of us here at Sonoran Property Inspections…
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Improve Entryway When Selling Your House
Since it is the first thing a buyer sees, the entryway is an important space within a home. It sets the stage for the whole tour of the home. Buyers will form opinions on a home within seconds of opening that front door. Here are some ways to improve your entry. Make the front door a focal…
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5 Ways to Make Home Inspections Less Spooky!
The home inspection is an important step during the buying process, but for some reason, it is a step that can give some buyers—and even some seasoned real estate professionals—an awful fright! So, in honor of Halloween, here are my 5 Ways to Make the Home Inspection Less Spooky! For Prescott area and Phoenix metro…
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Don’t Get Burned
Don’t you hate it when you are in the shower and someone else in the house flushes a toilet and you get burned by hot water? I do test water temperature when I do a home inspection, but sometimes these fluctuations don’t show up until later. So let’s talk a little about anti-scald valves. Anti-scald…
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Realtor Safety
We recently attended a Prescott Area Association of Realtors membership brunch where the topic was Realtor safety. While this blog article is not about home inspections, or home maintenance tips, it is an important topic for all agents. Too many times an agent is vulnerable to crimes just by virtue of the job. So we…
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