The Home Buyer's Inspection Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Save $$ and Get a Better House

How to pursue the home of your dreams with your eyes wide open. The Home Buyer's Inspection Guide will help put you in the home that's tailored to your needs and budget. Unlike many technical handbooks that are designed for professional home inspectors, this sensible, straightforward guide gives you the practical tools you need to establish your priorities, assess the available houses before you, and make a clear-headed judgment about the one that finally works for you. The guide focuses on several major housing aspects and prompts you to ask questions and seek out answers so that your final decision is a fully informed one. You'll weigh the advantages and drawbacks of various houses in such crucial areas as: * Asking price--its reasonableness, affordability, and negotiability * Property taxes--their affordability and stability * Property condition--the quality of the overall structure, the roof, the internal systems, and the probable cost of upkeep * Neighborhood--its general appearance, the age mix, the available community, and municipal facilities * Education--the type, quality, and proximity of schools in the area * Energy efficiency--the degree and quality of the insulation, the cost of typical utility bills With the guide's help, you'll know each prospective house from top to bottom, inside and out. You'll then use the book s unique value ratings system, which enables you to clearly establish your priorities and to rate each house in each of the major housing areas on a numerical basis so that your final decision is truly objective. Then, just to make sure that nothing is overlooked, the guide encourages you to bring in a professional home inspector at this later stage and shows you how to deal effectively with the inspector and the ensuing inspection report.

The Home Buyer's Inspection Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Save $$ and Get A Better House

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Boroson

Austin, Ken

Home Improvement & Design

wiley

Ken Austin rose from humble roots in rural Oregon to build a multi-million dollar international business, guided by a core set of principles and the tireless support of his wife and partner, Joan. Together they grew A-dec from a kitchen table operation into one of the world’s largest manufacturers of dental equipment, with markets in over 100 countries. In American Dreamers, Ken Austin details the inventions, decisions, and guiding principles that gained A-dec worldwide respect and admiration. First introduced in 1975, and frequently imitated, the "A-dec Way” presents a 15-point operating philosophy governing all aspects of the company. With values such as showing respect for others and encouraging creativity, the “A-dec Way” provided a blueprint for quality, innovation, and compassion in the business world. More than a conventional accounting of business, American Dreamers tells of personal adventures and obstacles along the way. From Joan’s conjuring of The Allison―a world-class resort spa―in the middle of Yamhill County, to his own long battle with alcoholism, Austin relates their struggles as well as their triumphs with courage, honesty, and grace. This is the story of one of Oregon’s most important companies, a moving portrait of a marriage, and an inspiring look at the heart and mind of a remarkable man. Long-known for his philanthropy and contributions to Oregon’s cultural life, Ken Austin continues to give back with American Dreamers.

American Dreamers: How Two Oregon Farm Kids Transformed an Industry, a Community, and a University

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Oregon State University Press

Rally of the Damned: The Wendigo Awakens

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

eBookIt.com

Deadwood’s Revenant

Kylee and Claire-Bear's Enchanted Whispering Woods

Children's Books

Action & Adventure

This is the Color Edition. A Black and White edition is also available.*Don't have time to attend a watercolor workshop but would like to gain some tips for making your paintings pop?*Do you need a little inspiration to get yourself past the next learning curve?*Are you interested in joining or forming a watercolor community?"The Waterworks: Tips, Inspiration and Advice for Watercolor Artists" has answers for you! Author Ken Austin spent 20 years as a regular contributor to the Central Florida Watercolor Society Newsletter and this book combines those columns into one, easy-to-read volume. Chapters include inspirational stories about watercolor artists of the past and present, ideas for better painting technique, as well as personal reflections from an artist who has studied and taught watercolor for over thirty years.

The Waterworks: Tips, Inspiration, and Advice for Watercolor Artists

Arts & Photography

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Rally of the Damned The Series: The Wendigo Awakens and The Skinwalker Chronicles

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Independently published

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