What should a home buyer know about home inspections? Final post in the series

By , on November 1st, 2009
Gerry Loesch, PE

Gerry Loesch, PE

In part one, part two, part three and part four of this series I gave you some background on Gerry Loesch as well as his informative E-View TM.

Now we’ll finish with the final post of his E-View TM:

Q-What should a consumer look for when choosing a building inspector?

A-In my opinion, when selecting a building inspector the following things should be considered: Continue reading “What should a home buyer know about home inspections? Final post in the series“

What should a home buyer know about home inspections? Part four of a series

By , on October 31st, 2009
Gerry Loesch, PE

Gerry Loesch, PE

In part one, part two and part three of this series I gave you some background on Gerry Loesch as well as his informative E-View TM. Now we’ll pick up where we left off.

Gerry’s closing remarks show his passion for his profession: “I still love what I do. It is the only job where I get to give my opinion, no one has to agree with it, and I still get paid.” Well said Gerry! Where do I sign up???

Now we’ll continue with the E-View TM:

Q-Many cities and municipalities throughout the country have some sort of occupancy inspection. Since a building inspector from the local city or county is going to be inspecting the property to assure it’s compliance with local property maintenance codes, is it really necessary in this case for a buyer to still obtain an private building inspection? If so, why? Continue reading “What should a home buyer know about home inspections? Part four of a series“

What should a home buyer know about home inspections? Part three of a series

By , on October 29th, 2009
Gerry Loesch, PE

Gerry Loesch, PE

In part one and part two of this series I gave you some background on Gerry Loesch as well as his informative E-View TM. Now we’ll pick up where we left off.

Gerry graduated from the University of Missouri at Rolla with a Bachelors and Master degree in Civil Engineering. He has been performing home inspections and engineering consultations for 32 years and during that period has inspected almost 15,000 homes.

Now we’ll continue with the E-View TM: Continue reading “What should a home buyer know about home inspections? Part three of a series“

What should a home buyer know about home inspections? Part two of a series

By , on October 28th, 2009
Gerry Loesch, PE

Gerry Loesch, PE

In part one of this series I gave you some background on Gerry Loesch as well as the beginning of his informative E-View TM. Now we’ll pick up where we left off.

Gerry served as the National President of ASHI (American Society of Home Inspectors) in 1984-1986 and has served as well in various positions of numerous other local and national industry related organizations over the years.

Now we’ll continue with the E-View TM: Continue reading “What should a home buyer know about home inspections? Part two of a series“

St. Louis Real Estate News – What should a home buyer know about home inspections?

By , on October 27th, 2009
Gerry Loesch, PE

Gerry Loesch, PE

To answer this question I called upon Gerry Loesch, a 30 year veteran home inspector with an impressive resume. Gerry was kind enough to do an in-depth E-View TM with me on the subject of home inspections. Gerry’s experience and knowledge shows in the depth and detail of his answers.

Since this is a rather long E-View TM I’ll do it in a series. In each post I will begin with a some background on Gerry. Continue reading “St. Louis Real Estate News – What should a home buyer know about home inspections?“