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What to expect from your building inspector

Mar 12, 2016, 10:39 AM | Updated: Oct 10, 2024, 1:52 pm

Should residential inspectors only highlight the negatives? How can an owner expect an evaluation of a structure when walls hide the basic systems?

Have residential inspectors become too picky?

Join host Tom Kelly and Geff Spry of Hawks Eye Home Inspection as they discuss the state of structural inspections on “Real Estate Today” at 9 a.m. Sunday on 97.3 KIRO-FM.

Call 1-888-973-5476 (KIRO) with questions, comments or concerns. Listen online at KIROradio.com or MyNorthwest.com and send a message to participate.

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