The testing equipment that home inspectors are equipped with is state of the art. If your home inspector is not offering you Thermal Imaging you are not getting the whole picture. Let me provide you with some quick examples:

Entry Door: See anything wrong by just looking at it? Not really huh? Now lets take a look at the same entry area by entering into the world of infrared thermal technology.

See those dark spots at the bottom of the door? 49 degrees. You can virtually see the cold air entering the living space. No guessing – is that cold air? I think it is. With thermal imaging you can see the highest and lowest temperature. By knowing it was about 45 degrees out on this day it gives a clear indication that the seal is not doing its job at the base of the door.

Yes, that is a kitchen sink and the water is running. The water is hot to the touch. How hot? I don’t know, I just know it’s hot! Do you have a paper towel I can dry my hands off on so I don’t get water everywhere?

Now let’s take a look at the same picture with Infrared Thermal Imaging.

Without touching the water this is what we can see. The hottest temperature rating we confirmed was 149 degrees. That is pretty hot and could possibly hurt if you stick your hands under that or are taking a hot shower. For safety concern I would recommend turning the hot water heater down a tad. Kids are notorious for tuning the hot water on all the way.

Are the appliances included in the sale of the property? Yes. Ok looks like everything is working ok. Both sides feel cold. One side has ice in it so it must be below freezing. The other side has drinks so it must be above freezing.

The freezers lowest temperature is of surface area in the freezer is -22. it is so much nicer to be able to provide your client a more precise idea of what is we are seeing during the inspection. This are just a very few examples of where a Infrared Thermal camera plays a vital role in an excellent home inspection.

I just added this one for fun. This is a gas range. How hot is a flame? Well in this example it is at its hottest point is 303 degrees. You can see the heat as it rises into the air. Almost looks like smoke. I thought this was a cool picture.

If you have any questions about thermal imaging or would like to inquire about Home inspections please contact me by visiting my website: http://www.fullloop.net

Move In Certified

MoveInCertified homes have been pre-inspected by InterNACHI certified inspectors and the sellers confirm that there are no major systems in need of immediate repair or replacement and no known safety hazards.

For Listing Agents:  Advantages of listing a home that has been Move In Certified: 

• Agents can recommend certified InterNACHI inspectors to inspect the home properly before the buyer’s inspector arrives.
• Sellers can schedule the inspections at seller’s convenience with little effort on the part of agents.
• Sellers can assist inspectors during the inspections, something normally not done during buyer’s inspections.
• Sellers are given an opportunity to dispute any misstatements in the reports before they are generated.
• Reports help sellers see their homes through the eyes of a critical, third-party, thus making sellers more realistic about asking price.
• Agents are alerted to any immediate safety issues found, before other agents and potential buyers tour the home.
• Repairs made ahead of time might make homes show better.
• Move In Certified  yard signs attract potential buyers.
• The reports hosted on www.FetchReport.com entice potential buyers to tour MoveInCertified homes.
• The reports provide third-party, unbiased opinions to offer to potential buyers.
• MoveInCertified reports can be used as marketing tools to help sell the homes.
• Reports might relieve prospective buyer’s unfounded suspicions, before they walk away.
• Seller inspections eliminate buyer’s remorse that sometimes occurs just after an inspection.
• Seller inspections reduce the need for negotiations and 11th-hour renegotiations.
• Seller inspections relieve the agent of having to hurriedly procure repair estimates or schedule repairs.
• The reports might encourage buyers to waive their inspection contingencies.
• Deals are less likely to fall apart the way they often do when buyer’s inspections unexpectedly reveal problems, last minute.
• Reports provide full-disclosure protection from future legal claims.

Advantages of selling a home that has been Move-In Certifiedinclude:

• A Move-In Certified seller inspection is the ultimate gesture in forthrightness on the part of the seller.
• The seller can choose a certified InterNACHI inspector to inspect the home properly before the buyer’s inspector arrives.
• The seller can schedule the inspection at his or her own convenience.
• The seller can assist the inspector during the inspection — something not normally done during a buyer’s inspection.
• The inspection may alert the seller to any immediate concerns, such as radon gas or an active termite infestation.
• Move-In Certified yard signs attract potential buyers.
• A seller inspection reveals problems ahead of time, which:
• gives the seller time to shop for competitively-priced contractors to make repairs;
• permits the seller to attach repair estimates or paid invoices to the inspection report;
• makes the home show better after problems are addressed; and
• removes over-inflated buyer-procured repair estimates from the negotiation table.
• A seller inspection lightens negotiations and 11th-hour re-negotiations.

There are other distinct advantages of having a Move-In Certified inspection report, including:

• The seller is given an opportunity to dispute any misstatements in the inspection report before it is distributed to real estate agents and prospective buyers.
• The report provides an unbiased, third-party, professional opinion to potential buyers.
• The report may encourage the buyer to waive the inspection contingency, so the deal is less likely to fall apart the way they often do when a buyer’s inspection reveals unexpected problems at the last minute.
• The report can be hosted on www.FetchReport.com, which can be used as an effective marketing tool.
• The report can help the seller realistically price the home if problems exist.
• The report can help the seller substantiate a higher asking price if problems don’t exist or have been corrected.
• The report may relieve a prospective buyer’s unfounded suspicions, before he walks away.
• The report provides full-disclosure protection from future legal claims.

Get your home Move In Certified by Full Loop Inspections