Kim Porter is a freelance personal finance writer. She has written about personal finance topics for AARP Magazine, Bankrate, Credit Karma, NextAdvisor, U.S. News & World Report, Reviewed, Credit ...

Meredith Dietz is Lifehacker’s Senior Staff Writer. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English and Communications from Northeastern University, where she graduated as valedictorian of her college.

Home inspections are a key part of the homebuying process. As the buyer, you’ll want to have a qualified professional inspect the interior and exterior of the property in detail to determine whether ...

A thorough home inspection can be the difference between a great deal and a terrible one. Here are the questions any home buyer should ask. By Tim Heffernan I recently reread the inspection report for ...

If you’re buying a ho u se, you know that your home inspector will check it out and make sure it’s in decent shape. But if you want to get to know your home beyond its pretty facade, you should pepper ...

Q: My wife and I have put an offer on a house that the sellers have owned for only seven months and have been transferred out of state. The sellers have offered us their home inspection report from ...

Trustcrow, a leading property technology firm has unveiled Title Search Report and Property Inspection Report as a way to provide buyers with intelligence on properties as well as against property ...

Greg Daugherty has worked 25+ years as an editor and writer for major publications and websites. He is also the author of two books. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, ...

Smart prospective homebuyers know a house inspection is an important part of the experience. A good inspector will let a buyer know if the house has defects and what it may take to fix them; ...