What to expect from a home inspection (and what it can't catch)
A standard inspection is a two-to-four-hour visual exam of every accessible system, ending in a photo report — here's what the day covers and what it can't see.
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Guides handles the paperwork and sequencing of property: surveys, permits, contractor schedules, closing documents and renovation budgets broken into stages. Each guide states what a step costs and how long it usually takes. Useful for first-time buyers, renovators and anyone managing a build without a project manager on retainer.
Step-by-step answers to the procedural side of property: what a survey covers, how permits are filed, when contractors get paid, what stages cost.
How to hire an architect for a home project without wasting anyone's time
The right hire is less about awards and more about scope, fees, and whether you can survive a six-month conversation with this person.
David Jordan
How to set a renovation budget that survives construction
Every remodel overruns — the good budgets plan for it. Here is the sequence, the percentages, and the contingency rule contractors wish clients knew.
David Jordan