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Archive for August, 2009

Question: Home Inspection as a Profession?

HiGuy,
I live in Vancouver, B.C, Canada. I am a chemical engineer by proffession and its been only a year since Ive been involved with working since I grad from uni in 2006. I do not enjoy the engineering field so much at this stage. Also the money in the field does not seem to be appealing. I was thinking of doing something on the side perhaps thinking of home inspection.

Answer: I am in Ohio and I can tell you that home inspections will become mandatory everywhere at some point. Their is great opportunity but the liability insurance is fairly expensive.

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Question: Anyone know the national average cost to build a home per square foot.?

I am in the very early stages, just looking at plans and I would like an idea of what kind of budget I need to be working with.

Answer: Don't worry about national averages. Find out what your local costs will be. Different regions have different costs. Climate, land values, and local labor rates all affect the cost of building a house. Colder climates have codes that require the house not only be insulated from winter cold, but be able to bear the weight of a load of snow on the roof. Urban areas usually have higher land values and higher labor costs. Check out a Realtor or lumber yard for some good local numbers.

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