Secrets of the Happy Home Inspector: Your Guide to a Comfortable and Confident Inspection Experience

by Wallace J. Conway

In this fun and fact-filled book, Wally Conway gives you the knowledge needed to use the home inspection to bring comfort to the home buying experience. Whether your role in real estate is as... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0975545701
• ISBN13: 9780975545706
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Someday Publishing
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Guaranteed To Learn Something That Will Help You...

I have been in the Home Inspection Industry for almost 30 years, and in that time I have read innumerable books covering Home Inspections and related topics. BUT... I have never read a book that presented valuable insights in such an entertaining and conversational voice. Whether or not you agree with everything Wally has to say, I guarantee you are going to walk away learning something that will help you understand the Home Inspection Industry better. Mike Crow Millionaire Inspector Community www.RichHomeInspector.com

A must read for homeowners and realtors and more...

If you want a positive home inspection experience this is the book for you. It is a positive tool for realtors and their customers to see the process in a new and different light. I have a new attitude that a home inspection can be a rewarding experience for everyone involved and not an experience to dread. In his book Wally shows us how to make the inspection a positive and a "deal-maker" instead of a negative "deal-breaker" Thank you for this insight.

Fantastic !!

This book is not only informative and practical, but interesting and entertaining! Even though I originally wanted and expected a more detailed, technical book, this book proved to be more informative than I imagined. This is not a textbook on the specifics of home inspection process, but instead talks about all the "people" aspects - who should come to the inspection, how to choose a qualified inspector, the real reason why you're getting a home inspection, the role of real estate agents, and much more about the issues that blend at this point in the real estate transaction. Who knew there was so much going on during a home inspection? I loved this book because Wally Conway leads the reader through the whys and whats of the entire process with humor and smarts. How refreshing! Not only should every person buying or selling a home read this book, but every home inspector and real estate agent should, too!

A book on "Home inspections??" -come on get real.

A book on "Home inspections??" -come on get real. Why do I need to read a book about Home inspections? I read this book NOT because the topic interests me, but because I had to. I am a professional speaker and author who teaches investors how to buy vacation homes. I read this book to help my clients. When you purchase vacation homes (most often from a distance), home inspections are an integral part of the purchasing process. So naturally I should read everything on this topic to educate myself... I opened up the book and started to read the about the "about the author" page...The author is a of course an experienced home inspector, but also retired navy pilot-- oh, double joy, not only was I embarking on a journey of overly detailed information on a topic I was not excited to read, but I had visions of TV's "Major Dad"...he's going to belittle me and yell at me in the process. Well let me say, Wow! Wow! Wow! Only Wallace Conway could have written a book on such a boring and dry topic, filled with with detailed information and made it interesting to read. I read it like a "I can't put it down, engaging page turning novel!" I even laughed out loud during many of the anecdotal stories. This book engaged me from the first page. I read this book from cover in one day! Now I can see why HGTV Hired this guy to be their Detective Inspector...he's competent, charming And funny! From the start of this book to the very end, Wallace fills this book with critical facts and logical and sometimes not so logical mistakes sellers, buyers, realtors and even inspectors make. He fills in the facts with poignant examples to paint clear pictures of every situation. For me, he clarified the matter building codes. Wallace explained how when you purchase a home today that was built 50 years ago you cannot expect things to be to today's building codes. He used the analogy of the vintage T-Bird. Even though the T-Bird does not adhered to today's safety codes with airbags, antilock breaks, etc, it does not mean that you can't drive it. As long as the home was built to code at the time of building then it should pass your home inspection (but I still think that a good inspector should still point these things out to the buyer). This is a book that I feel every single person who ever buys a home should read. I have purchased numerous properties and hired many home inspectors. I thought I was pretty educated on the topic. Boy was I wrong! Thanks Wallace Conway for opening my eyes and for writing such a great book. Christine Karpinski