One of the best ways to sell your home faster, for more money, and with less hassle is with a pre-listing home inspection. A pre-listing home inspection allows you to find issues in your home and either correct or disclose them – long before a buyer is involved and...

Though most home inspections primarily cater to the buying and selling market — and I’ll cover many aspects of this — I’ll also emphasize the value of undergoing an annual home inspection. If you’re like most people, your home is the most valuable asset you own, and...

Hawaii has sky-high real estate prices and regardless, anywhere, people spend a lot of money on a home. A lot of us in this day and age are struggling to keep up. Owning a home comes with a lot of responsibility, comes with a lot of work that you are going to do...

I know that most people aren't even aware of or do not even look at it is where is the location of the curbside (street utility) storm drain is on the street just outside your property. Is it up the road which would indicate that you are at a higher elevation portion...

And being flooded is one of the most helpless feelings you can have. I have been flooded in my home. And it is a terrible feeling. You are doing all you can do, you have seen the water building up and you think "Is that going to be okay?" But then it’s not okay. The...

Before you even start to look at the structure, we are looking at the lay of the land. We are looking at sloping and drainage on the lot. We are looking at drain paths around the property and things that you can do to alleviate flood risks which will have a big-time,...

Once you have gutters and downspouts installed, proper maintenance of the gutters and downspouts is essential. Are there trees overhanging your home? If there are, it is wise to trim them back for numerous reasons; however, specifically pertaining to gutters, to...

Remember that the unique thing about all that water coming off your roof is you can harvest this water and use it to irrigate your yard. There are water best management practices (BMP’s) that can be incorporated into your property such as rain gardens. Rain gardens...

One benefit, of course, is, you with the harvesting of rainwater, you can use it for irrigation or other purposes. You are saving money by doing that. The other benefit is kind of a broader benefit. If you have an environmental mindset or approach, you are not...

Soil type also plays a big role in how water drainage on your property will perform. There are many different types of soil and combinations of soil. Soil Survey reports can be obtained for any property. A soil survey will give you a soils map and inherent information...