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for SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA Americas Finest City
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My Internet-based, educational, interactive
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More than an inspectionAn education!
Downtown and Petco Park, home of the San Diego
Padres
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a home is like a child It breathes (components
expand and contract) and requires
nutrition. (water, gas, electric, sewer, cable,
telephone) It also needs love (interior
decorating and exterior landscaping) and
discipline. (regular homeowner monitoring and
maintenance) take care of your child
Little Italy
Alpine
World-class beaches
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What would you like to do? Continue with this
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schedule a property inspection Download 20, 30,
and 40 property inspection gift certificates to
give to your Clients Read about my different
inspection types for different Clients needsone
inspection does not fit all! Read about my
Referral Rewards ProgramClients can earn their
complete inspection fee back and more! Read
about my Appliance Package for my Clients
insurance purposes Visit Buyer Peace of Mind, my
home inspection web site Visit About Homes, my
Internet library about real estate. Everything
about homes Under one roof! Read an actual
property inspection report Read about how to
determine repair costs Read my home inspection
agreement Read about how I conduct
re-inspections Read two actual SOLUTIONS library
documents Understanding your roof and
Vegetation. Browse the entire SOLUTIONS library.
Shamu the Killer Whale at Sea World
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Thank you for your interest in SOLUTIONS, my
Internet-based, educational, interactive report
system developed solely by me, Russel Ray, for
my two companies Buyer Peace Of Mind and About
Homes. Before we get to SOLUTIONS and my
reasons for developing it, a little about me I
grew up in a large, poor family in Kingsville,
Texas, so we built our own homes, swimming pools,
fences, and irrigation systems. Throughout my 33
years in real estate in seven states (California,
Florida Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and Texas), Ive been a Realtor (Texas), owner,
developer, builder, renovator (sometimes called
an investor or a flipper), electrician,
plumber, swimming pool builder, heating and
cooling installer, and roofing installer.
Balboa Park, Americas largest city park
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Ive been a member of many unions and trade
associations in many industries in my real estate
career, and I am currently a member of the
National Association of Certified Home Inspectors
(NACHI), the largest home inspector trade
association in the world with over 9,500 members,
and whose members voted me NACHIs 2005 U.S.
Member of The Year. I do a lot of teaching and
mentoring for NACHI members, and I am heavily
involved in real estate and the home inspection
industry, including as an Associate Member of the
San Diego Association of Realtors. Ive also
been a member of the California Real Estate
Inspection Association (CREIA 1,200 members) and
the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI
3,600 members), as well as the Society of
Professional Real Estate Inspectors, the Home
Inspection Foundation, the Foundation for Real
Estate Appraisers, and a couple of others. My
purpose in joining these associations was, first,
to determine how they helped the public second,
how I could help them and third, how they could
help me help the public and the association.
Pandas at the world-famous San Diego Zoo
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In spite of my vast experience in real estate, I
do not know it all, so sometimes Ill see
somethingat a property inspection that puzzles
me. A picture and a quick post at the web site of
the National Association of Certified Home
Inspectors, with its 9,500 members, will result
in dozens of answers within hourssometimes
within minutesof posting. So I can assure my
Clients that theyll have SOLUTIONS within 24
hours of the property inspection. Now lets
discuss my reasons for developing SOLUTIONS.
San Diego Wild Animal Park
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My property inspection company, Buyer Peace Of
Mind, does business in San Diego County asThe
HomeTeam Inspection Service. In other words, I
own a franchise. As with all franchises, each
franchise is independently owned and operated.
One of the great advantages of a good franchise
system is that there are corporate attorneys who
help develop the franchise system and help their
franchises with legal problems. And as a
corporation doing business as another entity, I
also have attorneys who help me. Part of that
help is tracking court cases throughout the
nation that affect real estate, Realtors, and
home inspectors. Court cases throughout the
nation involving home inspectors and Realtors,
including mediations and arbitrations, seem to be
moving toward education. Judges, juries,
mediators, and arbitrators are wondering why
Realtors getting 3 commission on a 500,000
property dont spend a few hundred dollars for a
pre-listing inspection so that they will know
exactly what they are trying to sell theyre
wondering why home inspectors are allowing
Realtors to interpret the property inspection
report and theyre wondering why home inspectors
dont share their extensive knowledge with their
Clients rather than simply providing cryptic
reports.
San Diego Chargers, 2006 AFC West Champions
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Education is the answer. And SOLUTIONS is the
solution. At the end of the property inspection,
Ill go over any major problems that Ive found
and answer any questions that anyone has. The
actual site-specific, written inspection report
is a PDF file provided by email within 12-24
hours of the end of the inspection. There are two
reasons why I provide a written report a short
time after the inspection rather than at the
inspection itself. First, liability for both
Realtors and home inspectors is lessened when the
report is created without any time pressures. Too
many times at the inspection, someone comes up
and asks, How much longer? Imagine everyone
sitting around waiting while I put together a
report, insert pictures, proof it and run it
through the spell checker, and then print it
your daylight hours are too valuable for that.
Additionally, sometimes it is necessary to add up
various small clues to determine a bigger
problem, so I take a lot of pictures at the time
of the inspection, review them at the office, and
include only those that will help my Clients see
what I saw or understand what Im describing.
San Diego Trolley on its way to Tijuana, Mexico
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Second, I had a house burn down in Louisiana from
a defective appliance, so I record the model and
serial numbers, and manufacturers names, of
appliances and then check to see if there are any
recalls research that cannot be done at the
property. After all, a home with a good
foundation and roof is no good if it burns down
the weekend after escrow closes from a defective
dishwasher. Once my Clients move in, I have an
Appliance Package with the manufacturers
information and pictures so that they have all
the appliance information for insurance purposes
in one place. Although the property inspection
report references documents within the SOLUTIONS
library, it is a stand-alone document that can be
used for creating lists of requested repairs,
lists of things to do, etc. At the time of the
inspection, my Clients and the involved Realtors
get access tothe entire SOLUTIONS library
containing all of the legal and insurance
disclosures that youve read so many times in so
many property inspection reports, as well as
educational documents about staying safe in our
homes, maintaining them, common problems, and
lots and lots of tips and tricks.
Quail Botanical Gardens
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While I am preparing the property inspection
report, my Clients and the involved Realtors can
be reading through the SOLUTIONS library for
further education about things that were
discussed at the time of the inspection.
Education is knowledge, and knowledge is
power. We all know that working in real estate
is a litigious industry, and we all know that
Californiais a litigious State, so I do
everything I can to keep my Clients happy months
and years down theroad, as well as keeping
everyone out of courtand that includes Realtors
(remember, I was aRealtor in Texas). I do carry
professional business insurance with Realtor
indemnity, as well aslife insurance and ADD
insurance. If you have never used my services,
or havent use my services recently, simply
contact mefor more information or to schedule a
property inspection. I look forward to working
with you and for your Clients in meeting their
needs. The HomeTeam Inspection Servicepart of
YOUR team! Russel Ray
Legoland
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HELPFUL INFORMATION Simply click on the links.
Energy savings Getting the most for your
money Ten biggest home buying mistakes Ten most
common do-it-yourself mistakes Fourteen steps to
reduce your risk of identity theft Seventeen ways
to save energy Be safe while selling your
home Preparing for a home inspection Condo or
house? What to do if your identity is stolen Is
that going to last? New home or used home?
Should I stay or should I go? Remodel or
move? The top six benefits of owning a
home Thinking about buying a house? When to say
no. Tips for a mold-free home Want to feel a
little more secure in your own home? Think more
like a criminal. Want to get a big return on
yourhome improvement investment? Is your home as
safe as you can make it? Keep the heat in and the
cold out Subscribing by email to product recall
notices
The nations best apples and apple pies
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inspection Download 20, 30, and 40 property
inspection gift certificates to give to your
Clients Read about my different inspection types
for different Clients needsone inspection does
not fit all! Read about my Referral Rewards
ProgramClients can earn their complete
inspection fee back and more! Read about my
Appliance Package for my Clients insurance
purposes Visit Buyer Peace of Mind, my home
inspection web site Visit About Homes, my
Internet library about real estate. Everything
about homes Under one roof! Read an actual
property inspection report Read about how to
determine repair costs Read my home inspection
agreement Read about how I conduct
re-inspections Read two actual SOLUTIONS library
documents Understanding your roof and
Vegetation. Visit the entire SOLUTIONS library
La Jolla
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