Home Owner/Buyer Resources
Whether you’re a home owner, a home seller, or are in the process of buying a home, these resources provided by Rosie Home Inspections will be valuable tools for maintaining your home or preparing it for re-sale.
Being a home owner can be a highly rewarding experience. Aside from purchasing a real estate investment, owning your own home can provide you with a great sense of security, pride and power. But with great power comes great responsibility, and that’s exactly what a home is: a responsibility that will require a lot of WORK!
You’re responsible for the health and functionality of your home. If you protect and maintain it responsibly, it will loyally serve you for many years in all kinds of weather. However, if you neglect to anticipate it’s needs and care for it, it will become unreliable. It’s systems will fail: it’s foundation may crumble, it’s roof may fall, and it’s structure may deteriorate.
The resources found in this section are meant to aid you in maintaining your home and keeping yourself and your family safe. Happy reading!

Home Owner Health, Safety & Maintenance Articles
10 Easy Ways to Save Money & Energy in Your Home
15 Tools Every Homeowner Should Own
Asbestos
Attached Garage Fire Hazards
Biological Pollutants in the Home
Biowall Inspection
Building a Home
Building Orientation for Optimum Energy
Central Air-Conditioning System Inspection
Child-Proofing Your Home: 12 Safety Devices to Protect Your Children
Choosing a Manufactured Home
Choosing the Right Home Inspector
Constructed Wetlands: The Economic Benefits of Runoff Controls
Eco-Friendly Relocation
Electrical Safety
EMFs in the Home (Electromagnetic Fields
Residential Foundation Insulation
Holiday Home Safety Tips
Home Inspection Reports:
What to Expect
Home Insurance Tips
House Numbers
Household and Environmental Hazards
What to Expect
Home Insurance Tips
House Numbers
Household and Environmental Hazards
How to Clean Algae and Moss Off Asphalt Shingles
Air Quality in the Home
Landscape Shading
Lead Facts
Lightning
Log Home Basics
Manufactured Housing and Standards
Mesothelioma: The Dangers of Asbestos
Mold, Moisture and Your Home
Pesticides
Plumbing Terms
Safety Guidelines for Home Pools
Private Water Wells
Radon
Rehab a Home
Remodeling Is a Poor Investment Strategy
Roofing
Seller’s Pre-Listing Inspection
Septic Systems
Settlement Information
Stucco: The Preservation and Repair of Historic Stucco
Ten Tips to Speed Up Your Home Inspection
Termite Control in the Home
The 10 Best Places to Hide Valuables in Your Home
Three Deadly Mistakes Every Home Buyer Should Avoid
USDA Loans
VA Loan Basics
Protect Your Property From Water Damage
Water Quality
Water Damage Advisor
What Really Matters in a Home Inspection
Wildlife Control at Home
Windbreaks
Home Education
Just as important as finding a reliable house is being educated on how to care for that house. Beyond being accomplished InterNACHI Home Inspectors, we are ardent Home Educators, believing that a 30-page inspection report doesn’t mean very much unless it is thoroughly explained to the client.
So what exactly do we provide as Home Educators beyond performing a run-of-the-mill-home inspection? Just as a first time driver needs to learn how to maneuver their vehicle and understand the importance of changing the oil and replacing windshield wiper blades, so also home buyers must learn how their house operates and understand the importance of routine care and maintenance in order to be successful home owners.
As Home Educators, we will:
- Express the importance of ongoing home maintenance and provide a seasonal maintenance checklist.
- Identify the location of the main electrical, gas and water shutoffs, as well as where to find the furnace filter and explain the importance of regular replacement/cleaning.
- Explain service life expectancies and provide a chart for the common life span of each system/component in the home.
- Explain the dangers of moisture penetration into the building envelope, which is the most common cause of home deterioration.
- Thoroughly explain all existing issues found during the home inspection and the implications of these issues, and answer any questions they may have, even after the day of the inspection.

Home Education is especially important for First Time Home Buyers, as well as folks trying to sell their home – you must know your product in order to sell it with confidence at your full asking price.

Rosie Home Inspections
We Can Inspect It!
A professional home inspection will help you identify the current functionality of any given home, as well as help you anticipate issues that may occur in the future if maintenance does not take place.
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