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Spencer Brothers, President
- Aug 13, 2019
- 4 min
What to Expect When You're Expecting....a Home Inspection
Chances are likely that this is one of those events that you won’t do many times! I meet homeowners everyday who tell me that this is the...
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Spencer Brothers, President
- Aug 5, 2019
- 3 min
"Home Inspectors are WORTHLESS"
You buy a home in June. The day after moving in, your air conditioner goes out. And you know, it’s not like you need that since the tempe...
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Spencer Brothers, President
- Nov 14, 2018
- 3 min
How much do Home Inspectors make?
According to several leading websites (from my Google search), the average yearly salary for home inspectors is somewhere around $50,000 ...
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Spencer Brothers, President
- Nov 14, 2018
- 3 min
Identifying an Inadequate Home Inspector
In every industry, there are always those who are really good and really bad, and most of the time we just hope to end up somewhere towar...
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Spencer Brothers, President
- Nov 14, 2018
- 2 min
How a Home Inspection MAKES YOU MONEY!
I’m fortunate to have built a business in an industry that serves a ‘need’. As long as people buy and sell homes, and as long as people h...
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Spencer Brothers, President
- Nov 14, 2018
- 6 min
What Realtors NEED TO KNOW About Home Inspections
The home inspection process itself is one of the steps in a real estate closing that I have found most agents worry over the most. This i...
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Spencer Brothers, President
- Oct 23, 2017
- 4 min
Why We EXIST
I recently sat down with an excellent book written by Simon Sinek entitled “Start with Why”. I’ll be honest, this book has sat on my shel...
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Spencer Brothers, President
- Aug 30, 2017
- 3 min
How do you choose the RIGHT Home Inspector?
Our industry is still relatively new. It wasn’t until the 1970’s that the home inspection industry was born. Prior to this, buyer’s typic...
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Spencer Brothers, President
- Aug 29, 2017
- 1 min
Most Common Home Defects - #2
If you were to ask me, “Spencer, what’s the single most common thing you see as a problem on any given inspection?”, i’d tell you the mun...
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Spencer Brothers, President
- Aug 29, 2017
- 3 min
Most Common Home Defects - #1
So yesterday I’m at a home inspection… Now, per my standard protocol I arrive 15 minutes early and begin my inspection process walking ar...
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Spencer Brothers, President
- Aug 6, 2017
- 3 min
"All About" DECKS (Part 1)
Did you know that thousands of decks collapse each year? Or 224,000 between 2003-2007 to be specific? Here is the study: http://www.build...
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Spencer Brothers, President
- May 24, 2017
- 1 min
Watch Me Inspect / Helena, AL
Here are a few shots of a recent inspection that we did where I was able to explain a few things on camera. Take a look and see if you le...
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Spencer Brothers, President
- May 24, 2017
- 1 min
Watch me Inspect! Alabaster, AL
Here are a few shots of a recent inspection that we did where I was able to explain a few things on camera. Take a look and see if you le...
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Spencer Brothers, President
- May 19, 2017
- 5 min
You HAVE TO Replace Your Roof
“Unfortunately, Mr. Buyer, due to X, Y, and Z, this roof will need to be replaced.” Perhaps one of the most dreaded sentences that can co...
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