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Raising the Quality of Home Inspections – Again

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New Supervisory Position to Maintain the Highest Quality Inspections The Real Estate Inspection Company is happy to announce the promotion of Jamie Hawks to Supervisor of Field Services. This new position will ensure the highest level home inspections available in the industry. Our goal as always is to provide Home Buyers and Real Estate Agents […]

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Fire Season is Upon Us – Fire Prevention

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Don’t Lose Your House to a Wildfire As we watch Arizona and California burn, it brings back vivid memories of the Cedar and Witch Creek fires we had in San Diego. These huge wind-driven fires are so over-whelming that fire fighters cannot possibly defend ever house. Sadly, too many houses are lost. But what makes […]

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Asbestos Awareness

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Asbestos is a mineral fiber that was used in millions of building and construction applications throughout the 20th century. Asbestos was praised for its heat resistance, strength, flexibility and insulating properties. Many homes and buildings built prior to 1980 have the highest likelihood of containing asbestos, but it still can out there hiding in schools, […]

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Home Inspection Company Growing Despite Difficult Market

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Press Release ### Release date:                January 24, 2011 Philippe Heller – President The Real Estate Inspection Company 1672 Main St. #E-125 Ramona, CA 92065  (800) 232-5180 pheller@sdinspect.com sdinspect.com  or www.facebook.com/sdinspections The Real Estate Inspection Company continues to grow despite the uncertain real estate market. We are proud to welcome Jeff Duncan to our team […]

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Beware the ‘Newbie’ Home Inspector

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Nothing Can Take The Place of Experience It seems like there is a new home inspection company popping up every week. With the slow down in the job market, many people have decided to go out on their own. While you have to appreciate their entrepreneurial spirit, there are some things you need to know […]

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Pool Pumps That can Save You Big Money

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Save hundreds of dollars per year by upgrading your pool pump Most “energy saving” upgrades amount to pennies per month. But there is one upgrade that can save you hundreds or even over a thousand dollars per year! If you have a pool with a standard pool pump, you need to consider upgrading to a […]

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Inspecting Garage Doors

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by Nick Gromicko, Rob London and Kenton Shepard Tweet Garage doors are large, spring-supported doors. Garage door openers control the opening and closing of garage doors, either through a wall-mounted switch or a radio transmitter. Due to the strain that garage door components and openers regularly endure, they may become defective over time and need […]

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Update on New Carbon Monoxide Detector Law

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Our Home Inspectors will start checking for CO detectors New law requires Carbon Monoxide Detectors STAY UP TO DATE ON THIS IMPORTANT NEW LAW BY “LIKING” OUR FACEBOOK PAGE (Click above) This is an updated post regarding California Senate Bill 183 which was signed into law in 2011. California Senate Bill 183 was signed into […]

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The Long and the Short of it

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Shorten Long URL’s for Twitter or Text Sending a link to a listing or website is a great way to share information. But try sending a link for a listing to someone via text or Twitter. Many links, or URL’s, are so long that you will exceed the 140 character limit of most text messages […]

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Rats like your house as much as you do

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Rats are cute, but they can carry disease and damage your house Rats are a fact of life in San Diego County. They are found everywhere from downtown and rural areas, to poor and rich neighborhoods alike. But you should not put up with rats living in your attic. Rats can carry disease, and you […]

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