Before I became an indoor air quality (IAQ) professional, I was a home inspector for nearly 20 years. During that time I was often flabbergasted when a buyer asked me, “Do I need to be there?” In my mind, the home inspection is a time when the buyer learns about the problems with a particular property and the important things to take care of to maintain a healthy and safe environment, so I would invariably say, “Yes.” While I sympathize with buyers when it is a sellers’ market, I think it is unconscionable when a buyer broker tells his or her client that an offer has more of a chance of bei ...
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