In the newest survey, performed by Bankrate.com, of millennial homeowners, ages 23 to 38, over 63% say they have buyers remorse. That is nearly double the rate of baby boomers and nearly 20 points higher than the national average of 44 percent of US homeowners who state that they have buyers remorse. This age group of homebuyers has been slow …
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This category includes large, visible defects of the property on sale. The home inspector may identify anything from structural failures to construction issues that could have a major impact on the immediate condition of the house. Next, you should look for minor features that could transform into major defects further down the road. It could be a leaky plumbing system, …
The number one question we receive concerning well water testing in the Asheville real estate market is what kind of test should I perform? Follow these simple steps below to help you determine what water test is right for your circumstance. Lets start by seeing what type of testing is available. This will test for Total Coliform and E. coli. …
At Mountains To Sea Inspections, we understand the commitment and sacrifice that the men and women serving in our armed forces make every day. We offer a discount to all veterans all day, every day, as our way of saying thank you. If you are a veteran and are in need of a home inspection in Western North Carolina all …
When you’re viewing homes to buy for personal use or investment purposes, you probably don’t have experience in assessing all the major components of a house to ensure it is worth the purchase price. That is why a purchase offer is often contingent on several types of home inspections. Before making a final decision on whether to buy a certain …
If you’re buying a home, it can be quite a hassle to think about appliances during the complicated process. Amidst trying to find a house and qualify for a loan, you might not be thinking about what homes come with appliances or not, or the type of appliances you want. But on move-in day, you don’t want to get caught …
Winter is just around the corner here in Western North Carolina and you may need to do some home maintenance to ensure that your house is ready for the cold winter months ahead. When you prepare your house before the cold arrives, you can help to prevent bigger problems for yourself later in the year. There are many things that …
As licensed home inspectors in Asheville, we find damage to wood framing members from bugs on a regular basis and the older the home the more likely that mother nature’s little wood eaters are having a meal on you. I think the scariest parts about wood destroying insects are; one, they are mostly silent, and two, the amount of damage …
We have completed our first personalized introduction video for Mountains To Sea Inspections. The transcript for the video can be found below: Hi everyone this is Brian Barrett with Mountains To Sea Inspections. We are a home inspections company with offices in Asheville and Boone, North Carolina, with a service area that covers most of western North Carolina. At Mountains …
