Can Your CANARY Breathe? Mold & Mildew in Vacant Homes.

Realtors Frustration:

I talked face to face with around ten property managers and Realtors yesterday, explaining what is available for restoring the indoor environment after foreclosure. Here's what they talked about.

Besides the frustrating attitudes of some customers looking for "great" homes at pennies on the dollar, is the exploded hope of a sale on a prime property because the client comes back with the complaint, "that home has mold or smells mildewy or it has a smell and nobody knows where it's coming from."

It's smart to get a home inspector to look at structures and zones and system functions, but something more is needed when a home or business has been vacant. Temperature and humidity levels have been out of norm and have produced conditions where pollutants can proliferate. Usually mold behind walls and in air handler system.

A Certified Environmental Assessor or IAQ/Mold Inspector will not only test the air, HVAC system and contaminated surfaces, but a properly trained inspector will be able to sanitize walls and air handler systems so that mysterious odors and mildew will be eliminated. A doctor many times does blood or urine cultures before prescribing the correct antibiotic. The Certified Sampling Technician and Biocide Applicator can apply the correct-safe-green cleaners and protectants after the lab cultures tell him what's wrong.

After cleaning he then can offer post testing that assure the desired results. A third party NORMI Certificate of Sanitization will be posted on that property and the agent can proudly advertise that former foreclosure as a clean, mold fee, sanitized odor free property ready for sale.

Each sale is critical and each prime property precious in this depressed market. Take advantage of the environmental advisor who can diagnose and treat the problem before the customer sees and smells what you don't want him too. See what pollutes these homes, who can solve the problem and what technology is available for really clean air and sanitized surfaces. All is explained in the new book, Can Your CANARY Breathe? The Science of Testing and Eliminating MOLD & MILDEW Using New Technologies for a Healthier Home. You will learn what you need to advise sellers on how to prepare their property for sale. www.envirocleanliving.com