Hey Mark, The home I am selling has vermiculite insulation. The buyer’s inspector said that it is asbestos, and now the buyers want me to remove all of it. That’s going to cost over $10,000.00. Is that really necessary? Sue Hey Sue, Vermiculite insulation MAY contain asbestos. You can have some samples taken from various [...]

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Q. Hey Mark, I’m purchasing a home that is currently owned by a bank. The inspector stated that we had to make sure that the bank had all the utilities turned on. We thought they had but when we got there, there were signs all over saying the home was winterized. My inspector really couldn’t [...]

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