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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
How To Choose the Right Property: 'A Buyers Guide to Home Selection'

How To Choose the Right Property: 'A Buyers Guide to Home Selection'

Larkin, Raymond G.

Paperback

Sustainable Living

ISBN10: 1475035535
ISBN13: 9781475035537
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jun 4 2012
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.23 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.02
Language: English
How to Choose the Right Property - A Buyer's Guide to Home Selection is a book filled with valuable information that goes beyond just tips for looking at a house. The topics and information in the book may prevent the buyer from experiencing unexpected expenses from existing conditions or problems that could have been foreseen by reasonable observations when buying a home. Most of the topics are easy to understand and will yield the reader a trained eye in learning what to look for - others topics are a bit more technical and to help in navigating those issues Mr. Hardhat a cartoon character will assist the reader in understanding what to look for. There is a glossary for technical terms and a reproducible work sheet in the back of the book that can be used for notations when reviewing different properties. Chapter 1 topics include: Traffic Volume & Flow, Location of Schools, Religious Centers, Local & Regional Shopping Centers, and Recreational Facilities, Environmental Conditions including Sights, Sounds, and Smells, Manufacturing & Industrial Facilities; Zoning, Home Owner's Associations, and Sex Offender's Neighborhood Lists. Chapter 2 topics include: Site Selection, Easements & Encroachments, Flood Zones, Site Drainage, Site Soils, Landscaping, Swimming Pools, Exterior Utilities including Water and Waste, and Electrical, the Available Public and Private Services, and Forest Fires. Chapter 3 topics include: General House Construction, Foundation Stability, Anchorage, and Types of Foundations, Exterior Walls with special notes on Siding and Light Weight Residential Stucco, Roofs, Decks and Porches, Termites & Other Bugs, Doors and Windows, Floors, Walls, and Ceilings, Moisture Conditions, and Interior Utility Systems.

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