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If you are selling or buying a manufactured home, then most likely a foundation certification will be required. For all FHA and VA loans, an engineer's foundation certification is required that states that the home is placed on a permanent foundation that complies with the "HUD Permanent Foundation Guide for Manufactured Homes", dated 1996 by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Inspecting in Eastern Washington means commuting to the small towns that dot the areas map. EWAHI has a territory that encompasses Adams, Grant, Lincoln, and Spokane counties. That is a large territory, and we have even inspected farther than that. Recently we had the privilege of inspecting in Wilson Creek, WA.
The drive to Wilson Creek is typical for this area, wheat farms and sage brush scattered with rocky outcroppings; Rolling hills covered with wheat fields, and in the Columbia Basin irrigation brings in green fields for miles. I love the desert and this landscape reminds me of where I was raised in Eastern Oregon, next to the Idaho border.
Here in Eastern Washington wheat and potatoes are king, although many other crops are grown in the Columbia basin also. As an ex-farmer I still appreciate the views of the fields, but have a hard time farming from the drivers seat any more.
For variety Spokane has trees, lakes, rivers and a little more traffic. The drives in that part of our territory are filled with views that may only dream of. I will have to talk about Spokane county more soon.
Back to the towns, Eastern WA Home Inspections travels to these small towns as a normal part of our service. We charge the same for any inspection in our coverage territory, no extra mileage charges. We feel it is important to treat our small town customers the same as as ones in the more populated areas like Moses Lake and Spokane.
Driving is part of the job, and with the views we are served during these drives we will not complain. We just turn on the radio, sit back and enjoy. Have a great Day:)
Eastern WA Home Inspections, LLC has a new web site in development. As a business owner we have to make decisions daily and it can be hard to know if it is the correct one. I have a site with Pro-Sight Property Inspections that is probably good, but I wanted to be able to do more with my site than I could with it.
There are so many different ways to get a web site on the net, free web sites like the one I put together to "play" with, Eastern WA Home Inspections/Spokane to the option some of my friends have taken like Don Hester at North Central Washington Home Inspections, LLC . Don has a great site but I know he has spent a lot of time and effort getting his site to where it is, not to mention the constant additions made to it.
This would have been a good choice for me a few months ago but today the time spent at the computer to build my own is not an option I want. I have chosen to have a site built for me. It costs but so far it looks pretty good, although it is a little similar to my old sites. I guess that is understandable, it is from my old sites the gurus get the information that I have put out for the public. They are working with me as far as my input, but a very creative mind reader would be better!
I do not know if this is the "right" way to go, that only time will tell that. For some this may seem a waste of money, for others I am doing it on the cheap. What matters is that the site has the capabilities I want/need and that it is appealing to my Moses Lake and Spokane clientele. Again only time will tell, but I am anxiously awaiting:)
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Licensed Home Inspector #648, Licensed Structural Pest Inspector, WSDA # 80168. E&O Insured, Serving Adams, Grant, Lincoln, and Spokane Counties. Member Pro-Sight Property Inspections, & InterNachi.
I am the owner and head inspector of Eastern WA Home Inspections, LLC. Together with my eldest son Cody, we provide Home inspections services to Adams (where we live), Grant, Lincoln, and Spokane Counties of Washington State. I am a licensed and insured Home Inspector here in the eastern part of the Washington State. I am an affiliate member of Pro-Sight Property Inspections and a member of the International Association of Home Inspectors (InterNachi). I have been in the real-estate industry as a property investor since 1999 and currently manage my rentals (all here in my home town of Ritzville) and operate my home inspection business.
I have been trained in the fundamentals of home inspection at Bellingham Technical College where they have knowledgeable and dedicated instructors/inspectors that honed my skills in home inspection, report writing, and the laws pertaining to them.
As an investor I focused on single-family homes that were in serious disrepair or had other issues that made them a cash only sale. I then remodeled them, focusing on safety, and code issues, and put them into my rental inventory. I have sold many of these homes over the years some to my tenants, and some to neighbors; sometimes my buyers had watched the remodel process prior to buying. I pride myself on my work and on delivering all the information I could to my buyers and making the deal honest and open. In a good deal both sides win! Over time I learned that I as a seller I was more comfortable when a buyer had the home inspected, giving them another source for information; I want my buyers to be satisfied they got what they expected. As a buyer I performed the inspections on the properties myself but it took time to get good at it. Early on I could have saved money, stress, and headache if I would have had an inspector in, it would have helped with less surprises after the purchase.
It was these lines of thought that brought me to Home Inspection. As a Home Inspector I continue to provide buyers or sellers with the information about a home they need to complete a real-estate transaction in an informed manner. I believe information is key to a smooth a transaction, and satisfied homeowners afterward.
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Eastern WA Home Inspections, LLC is a father-Son team of Washington State Licensed Home Inspectors. Cody my eldest son also has been trained at Bellingham Technical College, and he brings with him the experience of years of remodeling under my guidance. Not many people have the opportunity to work with their children and I consider myself very fortunate in this regard.
Currently we are inspecting together, we each take an area of the home, I inspect the roof, crawlspace, and attic areas. Cody inspects the exterior, interiors, panels, and HVAC systems. We take upwards of 200 photos during the process for review during the report writing phase. Our reports are delivered the next day via email, or can be downloaded via our secure server. The report is organized to be easy to read, with digital photos to high-lite items and a summary section for the comments and issues noted. We encourage our clients to attend the inspection and ask questions of us, but if that is not possible we can review the report by phone. We are an unbiased view of the home and our loyalties are to our clients.
Our Mission is: To provide our clients with quality Inspections and professional costumer service, using the latest in digital photography, state of the art detection equipment, and industry leading web-based reporting.
Our Services include Home Inspections, Structural Pest Inspections, Foundation Certifications, and Environmental Data Reports.
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