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MJS Inspections: Your Home Inspector for Home Inspections, Radon Inspections, Mold Inspections, Termite Inspections in Addison, Alden, Algonquin, Alsip, Antioch, Argo, Arlington Heights, Aurora, Bannockburn, Barrington Hills, Barrington, Bartlett, Batavia, Beach Park, Bedford Park, Bellwood, Bensenville, Berkeley, Berwyn, Big Rock, Bloomingdale, Blue Island, Bloomingdale, Blue Island, Bolingbrook, Braidwood, Bridgeview, Bristol, Broadview, Brookfield, Buffalo Grove, Burbank, Burlington, Burnham, Burr Ridge, Calumet City, Calumet Park, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Cary, Channahon, ALL Chicago, Chicago Heights, Chicago Ridge, Cicero, Clarendon Hills, Coal City, Country Club Hills, Countryside, Crest Hill, Crestwood, Crete, Crystal Lake, Darien, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Dixmoor, Dolton, Downers Grove, Dundee, East Dundee, East Hazel Crest, Elburn, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Elmwood Park, Elwood, Evanston, Evergreen Park, Elwood, Evanston, Evergreen Park, Flossmoor, Ford Heights, 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Summit, Sunnyside, Third Lake, Thornton, Tinley Park, Tower Lakes, Union, University Park, Vernon Hills, Villa Park, Virgil, Wadsworth, Warrenville, Wasco, Wauconda, Waukegan, Wayne, West Chicago, West Dundee, Westchester, Western Springs, Westmont, Wheaton, Wheeling, Wildwood, Willow Springs, Willowbrook, Wilmette, Wilmington, Winfield, Winnetka, Winthrop Harbor, Wonder Lake, Wood Dale, Woodridge, Woodstock, Worth, Yorkville, Zion MJS Inspections: Your Home Inspector for Home Inspections, Radon Inspections, Mold Inspections, Termite Inspections in Addison, Alden, Algonquin, Alsip, Antioch, Argo, Arlington Heights, Aurora, Bannockburn, Barrington Hills, Barrington, Bartlett, Batavia, Beach Park, Bedford Park, Bellwood, Bensenville, Berkeley, Berwyn, Big Rock, Bloomingdale, Blue Island, Bloomingdale, Blue Island, Bolingbrook, Braidwood, Bridgeview, Bristol, Broadview, Brookfield, Buffalo Grove, Burbank, Burlington, Burnham, Burr Ridge, Calumet City, Calumet Park, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Cary, Channahon, ALL Chicago, Chicago Heights, Chicago Ridge, Cicero, Clarendon Hills, Coal City, Country Club Hills, Countryside, Crest Hill, Crestwood, Crete, Crystal Lake, Darien, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Dixmoor, Dolton, Downers Grove, Dundee, East Dundee, East Hazel Crest, Elburn, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Elmwood Park, Elwood, Evanston, Evergreen Park, Elwood, Evanston, Evergreen Park, Flossmoor, Ford Heights, Forest Park, Forestview, Fort Sheridan, Fox Lake, Fox River Grove, Frankfort, Franklin Park, Gages Lake, Geneva, Genoa, Gilberts, Glen Ellyn, Glencoe, Glendale Heights, Glenview, Glenwood, Godley, Golf, Grayslake, Green Oaks, Gurnee, Hainesville, Hanover park, Harvard, Harvey, Harwood Heights, Hawthorn Woods, Hazel Crest, Hebron, Hickory Hills, Highland Park, Highwood, Hillside, Hinckley, Hinsdale, Hodgkins, Hoffman Estates, Holiday Hills, Hometown, Homewood, Huntley, Indian Creek, Indian Head Park, Ingleside, Inverness, Island Lake, Itasca, Ivanhoe, Johnsberg, Joliet, Justice, Kaneville, Kenilworth, Kildeer, La Grange Highland, La Grange Park, La Grange, Lake Barrington, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lake in the Hills, Lake Villa, Lake Zurich, Lakemoor, Lansing, Lawrence, Lemont, Leyden Township, Libertyville, Lilymore, Lincolnshire, Lincolnwood, Lindenhurst, Lisle, Lockport, Lombard, Long Grove, Lynwood, Lyons, Manhattan, Maple Park, Marengo, Markham, Matteson, Maywood, Mc Cook, Mc Henry, Medinah, Melrose Park, Marionette Park, Midlothian, Mill Brook, Mokena, Monee, Montgomery, Mooseheart, Morton Grove, Mt Prospect, Mundelein, Naperville, New Lenox, Niles, Norridge, North Aurora, North Barrington, North Chicago, North Riverside, Northbrook, Northfield, Northlake, Oak Brook Terrace, Oak Brook, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Oakwood Hills, Orland Park, Oswego, Ottawa, Palatine, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Park City, Park Forest, Park Ridge, Peotone, Phoenix, Plainfield, Plano, Plato Center, Posen, Prairie Grove, Prospect Heights, Richmond, Richton Park, Ringwood, River Forest, River Grove, Riverdale, Rolling Meadows, Romeoville, Rosemont, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Park, Round Lake, Russell, Sauk Village, Schaumburg, Schiller Park, Shorewood, Skokie, Sleepy Hollow, Salon Hills, Somonauk, South Barrington, South Chicago Heights, South Elgin, South Holland, Spring Grove, St Charles, Steger, Stickney, Stone Park, Streamwood, Sugar Grove, Summit, Sunnyside, Third Lake, Thornton, Tinley Park, Tower Lakes, Union, University Park, Vernon Hills, Villa Park, Virgil, Wadsworth, Warrenville, Wasco, Wauconda, Waukegan, Wayne, West Chicago, West Dundee, Westchester, Western Springs, Westmont, Wheaton, Wheeling, Wildwood, Willow Springs, Willowbrook, Wilmette, Wilmington, Winfield, Winnetka, Winthrop Harbor, Wonder Lake, Wood Dale, Woodridge, Woodstock, Worth, Yorkville & Zion

Mike is a certified, licensed professional home inspector who does a very thorough job and provides one of the best home inspection reports I have seen. He is reliable and is also a certified radon inspector. I would refer Mike to any home buyer or home seller that wanted a pre-listing inspection done on their current home." Robin, Evanston real estate agent

I perform pre-purchase home inspections, pre-listing inspections, radon inspections, mold inspections, termite inspections and more in Addison, Alden, Algonquin, Alsip, Antioch, Argo, Arlington Heights, Aurora, Bannockburn, Barrington Hills, Barrington, Bartlett, Batavia, Beach Park, Bedford Park, Bellwood, Bensenville, Berkeley, Berwyn, Big Rock, Bloomingdale, Blue Island, Bloomingdale, Blue Island, Bolingbrook, Braidwood, Bridgeview, Bristol, Broadview, Brookfield, Buffalo Grove, Burbank, Burlington, Burnham, Burr Ridge, Calumet City, Calumet Park, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Cary, Channahon, ALL Chicago, Chicago Heights, Chicago Ridge, Cicero, Clarendon Hills, Coal City, Country Club Hills, Countryside, Crest Hill, Crestwood, Crete, Crystal Lake, Darien, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Dixmoor, Dolton, Downers Grove, Dundee, East Dundee, East Hazel Crest, Elburn, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Elmwood Park, Elwood, Evanston, Evergreen Park, Elwood, Evanston, Evergreen Park, Flossmoor, Ford Heights, Forest Park, Forestview, Fort Sheridan, Fox Lake, Fox River Grove, Frankfort, Franklin Park, Gages Lake, Geneva, Genoa, Gilberts, Glen Ellyn, Glencoe, Glendale Heights, Glenview, Glenwood, Godley, Golf, Grayslake, Green Oaks, Gurnee, Hainesville, Hanover park, Harvard, Harvey, Harwood Heights, Hawthorn Woods, Hazel Crest, Hebron, Hickory Hills, Highland Park, Highwood, Hillside, Hinckley, Hinsdale, Hodgkins, Hoffman Estates, Holiday Hills, Hometown, Homewood, Huntley, Indian Creek, Indian Head Park, Ingleside, Inverness, Island Lake, Itasca, Ivanhoe, Johnsberg, Joliet, Justice, Kaneville, Kenilworth, Kildeer, La Grange Highland, La Grange Park, La Grange, Lake Barrington, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lake in the Hills, Lake Villa, Lake Zurich, Lakemoor, Lansing, Lawrence, Lemont, Leyden Township, Libertyville, Lilymore, Lincolnshire, Lincolnwood, Lindenhurst, Lisle, Lockport, Lombard, Long Grove, Lynwood, Lyons, Manhattan, Maple Park, Marengo, Markham, Matteson, Maywood, Mc Cook, Mc Henry, Medinah, Melrose Park, Marionette Park, Midlothian, Mill Brook, Mokena, Monee, Montgomery, Mooseheart, Morton Grove, Mt Prospect, Mundelein, Naperville, New Lenox, Niles, Norridge, North Aurora, North Barrington, North Chicago, North Riverside, Northbrook, Northfield, Northlake, Oak Brook Terrace, Oak Brook, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Oakwood Hills, Orland Park, Oswego, Ottawa, Palatine, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Park City, Park Forest, Park Ridge, Peotone, Phoenix, Plainfield, Plano, Plato Center, Posen, Prairie Grove, Prospect Heights, Richmond, Richton Park, Ringwood, River Forest, River Grove, Riverdale, Rolling Meadows, Romeoville, Rosemont, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Park, Round Lake, Russell, Sauk Village, Schaumburg, Schiller Park, Shorewood, Skokie, Sleepy Hollow, Salon Hills, Somonauk, South Barrington, South Chicago Heights, South Elgin, South Holland, Spring Grove, St Charles, Steger, Stickney, Stone Park, Streamwood, Sugar Grove, Summit, Sunnyside, Third Lake, Thornton, Tinley Park, Tower Lakes, Union, University Park, Vernon Hills, Villa Park, Virgil, Wadsworth, Warrenville, Wasco, Wauconda, Waukegan, Wayne, West Chicago, West Dundee, Westchester, Western Springs, Westmont, Wheaton, Wheeling, Wildwood, Willow Springs, Willowbrook, Wilmette, Wilmington, Winfield, Winnetka, Winthrop Harbor, Wonder Lake, Wood Dale, Woodridge, Woodstock, Worth, Yorkville and Zion and in the counties of Cook County (including the City Of Chicago), DuPage County, Grundy County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County & Will County in the State of Illinois. Outlying areas can also be served upon request, pending my availability. Please call (815) 254-7393 for more info.

Questions To Ask A Home Inspector (Before You Hire One!)

What are your qualifications?
Are you licensed by the State of Illinois? Illinois requires that all home inspectors be licensed by the state.
How long have you been in business and how many inspections has the inspector (the one that will actually be inspecting the house) performed?
Do you have a list of past clients I could contact?
Do you carry professional errors and omissions insurance? May I have a copy of your insurance certificate?
Are you a member of the National Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI)?
What specifically will the inspection cover? Do you offer a free termite inspection? Do you offer other services, such as radon or mold testing?
What type of report will I receive? [There is no report standard. Some inspectors still use carbonless, handwritten forms that, if you can read your copy, it will probably not be readable by your attorney when the report is faxed to him/her.
How long will the inspection take and how long will it take to receive my inspection report?
What specifically will the inspection cover?

Real Estate Outlook: Economy Solid and Encouraging
by Kenneth R. Harney (published December 20, 2007)

Despite the impressions you might get from the network news, the U.S. economy continues to churn out solid, even encouraging, numbers -- and that's important for anyone interested in real estate.

Last week the federal government reported retail sales up by 1.2 percent in the past month, strong growth in new jobs, exports and household incomes. These are the very economic fundamentals that create an underlying base for a national recovery in housing and real estate.

Take away these supports, and it would be much tougher to pull housing, which as we know is well into its post-boom correction cycle, out of the slump.

But all these positive federal numbers last week had a curious effect on the financial markets: When the economy looks like it's expanding a bit faster than Wall Street expected it to, investors sometimes begin to worry about the "I" word-inflation -- and interest rates tick back up a little.

That's precisely what happened, even in the face of the Federal Reserve's quarter-point reduction in short-term rates. Thirty year fixed mortgage rates edged up over 6 percent, and fifteen year rates jumped to 5.75 percent.

But the fact is: rates this low are great for anyone looking to buy a house. They are nearly at two year lows; and barely half a point higher than their 40 year lows. So maybe it was no surprise that despite the slight rate increase, mortgage applications rose last week rather than fell.

Maybe people are beginning to get the picture: Low home prices combined with low mortgage rates means potentially excellent buying opportunities!

Certainly the latest report from the National Association of Realtors bears this out: Pending home sales rose for the second straight month -- and were up by 16 percent in the Northeast region and 8.4 percent in the West.

We all know that housing still has a long way to go to full recovery, but Dr. Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, believes that "the worst of the credit crunch has already worked its way through" the system … and home sales should not only bottom out but register a modest increase sometime during the next 12 months.

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