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All You Need To Know About Home Warranties

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Residential service contracts offer coverage for repairs and maintenance of household systems and appliances. These are called Home Warranties. Home warranties are entirely distinct from homeowners insurance, and they are also distinct from structural warranties, which are applied to new homes by builders and not to existing homes.    The homeowner contacts the home warranty provider if one of their appliances or systems is damaged. In most cases, the warranty company will work closely with a home service provider, such as a plumber or an electrician. Upon receiving a claim notification, the warranty company requests the assistance of one of its partnering contractors, who then assesses the damage and provides a written report to the warranty company. Coverage Under Home Warranties Assessing the appliance reveals possible causes of damage and the extent of the damage. The homeowner warranty provider confirms whether the appliance or system is covered by the contract. In case the repair

How To Inspect A House From The Outside

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Are you curious what a home inspector checks when they do an inspection? In this article, we provide a home inspection checklist of sorts to evaluate the condition of a house before you buy it. Several of the items on this list may not be relevant to the home you're interested in buying, but these are the ones they'll evaluate. You shouldn't use this as a replacement for getting a professional home inspection, but it can help you decide if you want to make an offer on the house.  You can check some of these things yourself, while your real estate agent can handle others. Use this list before you go with a professional home inspection that provides a disclosure statement with the inspection report. The exterior of the House As soon as you arrive at the property, the home-buying process begins. Some may love the look of the site, while others may see a few things that need to be changed aesthetically. The outside of the house needs to be thoroughly inspected beyond the landsc

Things To Look Out For When Buying an Older Home

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When you’re looking to buy a property, there are numerous factors you need to pay attention to. One important point is the age of a property. While it might be true that older homes can be troublesome, newer homes can have problems too. The state of the house also depends on where it is located, how good its construction was and how it was taken care of by the previous owner. Age alone is not an ideal indicator of its condition. But at the same time, you should be on the lookout for certain factors when browsing for your home depending on when it was built. 70 to 100 Years Old Electrical Wiring:  For houses that are close to being a hundred years old, the electrical wiring in those buildings is usually old-fashioned knob-and-tube wiring that is not very safe. Plus, electrical panels in such homes cannot handle more than 60 amps of power when the requirement today is usually around 200 amps. It is quite likely that the wiring has been replaced already, but just in case it hasn’t, it def