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The Deep DiveEpisode 123: Maps and Thinking about the Future w/ Richard WatsonPhilip spends time with Richard Watson, Futurist in Residence at the Entrepreneurship Centre at the Judge School, Cambridge University. The discuss his work Digital Vs Future, the power of maps and how we think about the human experience in an increasingly digital future. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings. Philip’s Drop: [Prey (Hulu)](Prey (Hulu) ) Richard’s Drop: Future Shock – Alvin Toffler Lawrence of Arabia  The Invitation  Summerland  The Worst Journey in the World – A...2022-09-2953 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesInspecting A Warehouse And Then SomeThis episode covers inspecting a warehouse with mixed-use property, or an additional office. Are you investing in a warehouse or need one for your business or are you expanding? Then this is for you. If you are a real estate agent and you want to learn about what it is like to list one of these properties and what to expect during an inspection then listen in. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-12-1825 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesInspecting a Manufactured Home, AKA Double-wide, Out in the CountryManufactured homes are unique. The drive getting there tend to be enjoyable because you're breathing really good air to get out there and there are usually lots of good sights to see. Come experience this one - listen in-what are the unique things that you need to consider if you are buying a manufactured home? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-12-1019 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesUrban Luxury Inspection...Homey, Roomy...and...Yes, A Garage!Garages are rare in the urban setting, especially in the hip areas downtown. This house was complete with LEEDS Platinum certification, an elevator, and a whole lot more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-11-2035 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesTips and Observations From Investment Property EvaluationsInvestment properties have many risks and it can be an adventure. There are so many things to consider. This episode is crock full of observations that we have made over the years in doing investment property evaluations. Some of them have nothing to do with Home Inspection but would add to your list of items to consider. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-11-1233 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesCul-de-Sac, not Dead EndCalling a nice house on a cul-de-sac a dead-end doesn't sound as good as calling it a cul-de-sac. Well this house was a nice experience probably a first-time home buyer house on a nice Street in a nice neighborhood and it was a 1924 house. Listen in and this one does have the concrete stucco on the outside so some advice on that also. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-10-3032 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection Services15-Yr Old New Orleans Styled House...What To Expect...If you are buying a house about 15 years old or so, this inspection podcast is for you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-10-2022 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesWhy???Why? Why do you do Home Inspection? Why do you do it this way? Why do you use these tools? Why do you why do you why do you why do you? Listen in and find out why. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-10-0931 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesBefore and After New Driveway, Removed Vegetation, and Improved GradingVegetation, concrete services, and Grading can affect your house greatly. Check this episode out with before and after pics. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-10-0111 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection Services3BD, 3Bath Ranch House...Home Inspection...Listen In...See How it Went!A ranch with a basement and a walkout, with rear tuck-under garage. What are the things that you should look for? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-09-2731 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection Services13 -Yr Old Suburban Vinyl 4BD, 3 bath House...What to Expect?Welcome to the successful homeownership show. Listening as we inspect a 13 year old vinyl-sided for bedroom, reputable home builder home in a Suburban setting. Is this the type of house you typically are looking for? If so this will help you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-09-1724 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesWhat is Trending in Real Estate Home Inspection? Good, Bad, or Both?Trends all have histories of being mixed, some good things, some not-so-good things. This episode covers exactly that. Listen in to find out how you can navigate the Waters of purchasing a house based on today's Home Inspection Trends within the current real estate market. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-08-2323 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesTall, Thin, And New...A New Row HouseSome builders in Cincinnati area and other historical River Cities sometimes tear down older houses and build newer houses in a more modern but similar style. This is one such example as a quality built house and what the inspection was like for that new-build. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-08-1319 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesSimple, Elegant, Slab Foundation Smaller House InspectionThis could be a first-time home buyer house, and could also be a retirement house no stairs, no second floor. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-08-0621 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesSo You Want to Buy a Mixed-use Office / Warehouse Property? Let's Walk Through That Inspection...This episode deals with the aspects of buying a mixed-use warehouse office property. What is that like and how do those typically inspect? Listen in and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-07-3119 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesLots of 1st Time Homebuyer Information During Inspection...and, Nuances!First time home buyer house from 1930, built really well. But what is more important is the interaction between the buyer and the inspector and how to explain nuances and to be willing to take in information and process it. Listen in this is definitely a good one. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-07-1621 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesA Civilized Walk in the Woods... Inspecting a Beautiful Splitlog Home...Join into this episode and learn about the balance between nature and your house, and all about wood... yes lots and lots of wood... and how to deal with that. Even if a split log home is not for you you will get a lot out of this especially if you are buying a house in a wooded area. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-07-0215 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesHome is where the heart is... Really? Then let's make it stick!This is a touchy-feely episode on some observations that couples seem to do during inspections. Also some good personal observations and stories. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-06-1818 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesCicadas, Novels, and Young Old HousesMy wife joined me with a friend of hers at this inspection of a very lovely Historical house. Listen in and see how it went. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-06-1322 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection Services"Flippidity Do-Right"...A Flipped House Done RightIt is always a pleasure to inspect a house from the 1930s or so that was flipped and it was flipped the way it should be. This was a high quality flip done by an experienced investor who generally has reputation for doing really good work. Listening and find out how it went. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-05-2826 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesStrong Stomach!! Yes, We See Nasty Stuff SometimesSome inspections take a strong stomach to make it to the end. This was one of them. There was also quite a few pieces of information about findings on a house a hundred plus years old that will help you in Property Management. Listen in to find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-05-1417 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesWhy?...Why Do I Like Inspecting Houses So Much?Home inspection is complex. Everybody has their "WHY"...so this is my why. Listen in. I had a lot of fun with this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-04-3019 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection Services7 to 10 Typical Findings on a 70-Year Old HouseA recent 70 year old house had very common findings and this will help you when you are looking for properties especially ones that may be flipped. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-04-1614 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesCountry Goats (Inspecting With Furry Friends)This inspection describes the idiosyncrasies with inspecting a property out in a country setting. What do you expect and not expect from such an inspection? Yes I do talk about goats. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-04-0920 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection Services312 Years in a Day...Huh?In this episode I described to re gentrified neighborhood condo inspections that totaled 312 years between them. What was this like? What were the views from the roof like? Come listen in and explore history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-04-0225 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesMobile Home Inspection...What Is It Like?Mobile homes or manufactured homes have their unique characteristics for doing a home inspection. You need a qualified inspector who knows what they're doing with a mobile home and what to look for. Listen in and find out what it is like. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-03-2727 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesCrawlspace...To Crawl or Not To Crawl...That is The QuestionWhat is a crawl space? Is it an attic entry? No. It is the area below the house if you do not have a basement and do not have a slab Foundation. This is an actual inspection summary of a recent inspection and what it was like. Listen in and learn a lot about how to take care of and things to watch for with a crawl space. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-03-1321 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesThe Air in Your Attic...But Don't Err With Your Attic!What are we looking for during an attic inspection? What about ventilation? What about insulation? What about attic pests? How can you be successful? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-03-0730 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesSnow, Snow...How Do We Inspect Houses With This Snow??Snow is a pain in the butt and it hides things. It also causes delays, so listen in and here are some entertaining examples and stories and adventures about snow. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-02-1917 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesRegentrifying Neighborhood Historical Row House Inspection...Curious How it Went? Do Drop In...Historical houses/ flipped houses have pros and cons as do houses on a hill as well as houses in a re gentrified area. Listen in and find out about those pros and cons and what things to look for when you are buying a flipped house. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-02-0521 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesTricked Out Flipped House InspectionA recent inspection yielded some amazing renovation features in this house. Whattttt???? A rock climbing wall... seriously. How about a secret attic Playground hideaway? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-01-2924 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesCritters in the Hood and HomeThere are many tests that can invade your house from snakes to mice to groundhogs 2 bats. This episode covers some funny stories as well as some methods to keep these buggers away from your house. These Critters do not a rent so don't let them live in your house! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-01-2230 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection Services1. Home Inspection Buyer Must-Do's , 2. Instant Landlord Multifamily InvestorPart 1: end at about 20 mins. This episode is a list of items that as a buyer you need to make sure that you do or follow through on. Some are logistical, some practical, and some our home inspection related. This list will guarantee to help you quite a bit and not forget things. Part 2, is 20 min mark for about 42 more minutes. Being an instant landlord to multi-family house...aka, investor. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2021-01-011h 01

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesRegentrified Condo Downtown...How to Make it a Great Experience!If you are buying a downtown condominium that has been renovated, what things do you need to think about? Security? Your inspector and are they experienced with inspecting downtown Condominiums? What about the roof? What about the building itself not just your particular unit? What about the historic aspect of it? All these things need to be taken into consideration to make it a great experience. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-12-1920 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesSo You Want to be a Landlord...Here's How...Being a property investor and being a landlord has many steps and there actually is a lot of logic to it. Listen in and help avoid pitfalls and hopefully hit the ground running with success with your first purchase. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-12-0527 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesRelocating a Loved-one and Selling Their HouseIt can be stressful to relocate a loved one such as your parents or a parent. Getting their house ready to sell and the huge project plan is a emotional undertaking. This episode are just some thoughts about trying to do that. It is also of course not a fast process. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-11-2021 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesTricked Out Victorian MansionIf you are going to own a Victorian Mansion or any historic um this is what you want to do if you have the ability to do it. This was really hardly working and was a full education for a first-time home buyer and a very enjoyable experience for me. Listen in and see how it went And learn a whole lot about if you're buying a historic make sure you get a person who knows what the heck they are doing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-11-1329 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesTrees and Roots...Get to the ROOT of the Problem...Is this tree going to be a problem? Houses tree over here? Where is the sewer line? When do I need to have the sewer line scoped? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-10-3113 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesDoes Your Home Inspector Have Any Soft Skills?Home inspectors have to wear many hats. One may not realize this during the home inspection but this episode explains how that works and why it is important to consider when you are choosing your home inspector. Perhaps if you don't notice it...it is a good thing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-10-2319 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection Services1920s Style House...Walk Me Through the InspectionThis was one of several 1920's style houses that we have inspected recently. It had a few surprises, and a detached garage, listen in and find out what it was like. If you are buying a 1600 square foot or so house of this era you too should listen in and prepare for your home inspection and what to look for. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-10-1937 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection Services97-Yr Old, Solid House...Typical Findings...Join the Inspection!Solid 97 year old hat, with typical findings everything was definitely repairable, and this one really did have a little bit of everything in it. What an awesomely built house, however built like a Sherman tank. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-10-0225 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesAvoid this Disaster...Your Time is Too Valuable...Homebuyers and Realtors AlikeYour time is worth at least $50 an hour. You spend all that time and end up at a home inspection were so many extremely expensive items are needed, and these could have been seen prior to the inspection, don't make a contract on this house. Go to the next house and avoid these mistakes you real estate agents and home buyers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-09-2527 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesYour Home Inspection...This is Your Guide to SuccessDoing your home inspection from A to Z from getting the loan to getting the final report and every step in between. What is it like? Listen is and lower your stress and let's make it happen! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-09-1235 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesRoom With a View...An Inspection to Remember for Riverview HouseThe house has an incredible View. But,, there are drainage issues and also other surprising things that one would not expect. But the house had such a good Riverview. This inspection was one for the ages lots of stuff to think about. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-09-0422 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection Services1st Home Purchase...Condo or House...Which is Right for You?Single family houses and condos each have pros and cons. Some of these might not be things you think about. How to rationally make that decision. Listen in and find out --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-08-2920 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesOde to Dust and Diesel...or, Hillside BluesWhen you live on a hill, sometimes the hill doesn't do what you expect it to do and it causes issues. Like, "stay, Hill, stay"...This episode is a real world example of how to deal with a hill that has shifted. Pros and cons and ins and outs odyssey of planning and implementing a hillside repair. It absolutely is doable but it takes patience and a step-by-step approach and what to look for when you are buying a house and dealing with potential hill issues. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-08-2123 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesCool Attic TreasuresWhat things have we found in attic? What things have other people found in the history of attics... what Treasures are hidden there what will we discover? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-07-2529 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesHistoric Mansion... What is it like inspecting a huge historic mansion?How long does it take? What are some of the things we discover inside? Outside? What is the history of the property? Carriage house? Servants' quarters? Spooky basements? Watch tower? If that sounds cool...yep, it was. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-07-1133 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesIvy League...Vines and Vegetation...They Look Great, But Are They Ivy League Smart?Vines and vegetation around a house and on a house should be dealt with a managed. This episode discusses how to do that as well as pros and cons and balancing the beauty versus the detriment. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-06-2713 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesThe Big 4...How to Clear These Expensive Homebuying Hurdles...or...Is It NCAA Basketball?The Big 4 home-buying hurdles are the most expensive things when buying a house. You want to do everything you can to avoid these 4 items when buying your house. And you real estate agents out there to become really effective and get to the closing table nearly every time you want to learn about the Big 4 and how to recognize issues with them. Listen in to this very short episode and learn a whole lot. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-06-1913 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesDIY...But I Can't Do That...Yes You Can!Not everyone has a background of working with houses and renovations and it's good with tools. Some people are extraordinary smart in their profession but don't know a single thing about houses. That's okay. Start small and build momentum and confidence. This podcast is for you if you want to gain confidence and get to that point. Listen in and get started. There is no pressure so don't put any on yourself but at least take a step forward and start building confidence. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-06-1330 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesBuy the Right House...Your Heart Finds a Home...Your heart is indeed at home. Here are some rambling about my experience growing up becoming a home inspector, and some interesting details about an inspection today, and some neat interactions with clients. I talked a little bit also about some wildlife encounters. No stress, just good stuff. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-06-0527 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesI'm Parked in Front of Home Depot...Front of Home Depot watching people and what they're buying...You gotta have these tools. what if you are a first-time home buyer and you don't really have any idea how to take care of the house or know what you should have on hand in case of emergency? This is part 1 of a two-part series of what essential tools and items you should have on hand for your house. This episode especially touches on wet basements. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-05-2318 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesA Memorable Experience...Priceless. A Smile-spreader.I can name a lot of reasons why I do this for a career... it boils down to people. The interactions with different customers everyday. Then there are those interactions with some people that leave a wonderful and indelible memory that one won't forget ...this episode just happened to be one of them. Hope you enjoy it and spread some smiles. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-05-1514 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesYour home inspection Adventure... be there!Everybody's home inspection will be different. They all will be an adventure. Each home is different and unique. What will it be like at your home inspection? Listen to this podcast to get ready mentally and understand what it will be like and what to expect. Guaranteed this has some very useful information for you! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-05-1037 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesWhere we came from and where we are going with home inspectionThe history of home inspections is storied period from small beginnings of contractor inspections in the 1930's up through the beginnings of certification organizations, and a set of standards. We started out with only a few inspections to almost 90% of people probably get them now. And where are we headed? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-05-0125 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesThe Tools and Methods of Home InspectionWhich tools will a home inspector use? This episode describes each tool and why it is used. Examples are given and a lot of good useful information to help you feel comfortable at your home inspection. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-04-2428 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesEnjoyably Green... How the outdoors affect your houseHow to manage the trees, The Vines, the water, in general nature around your house. There are pros and cons of this and there has to be a balance. How to strike that --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-04-1025 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesInterview with a very successful mortgage officer ... describes how to get a home loanHow do you get a home loan? How does that relate to Home Inspection? Different home loan types are described advantages and disadvantages and also the overall process from the beginning. Sit back and get educated with this great interview. Share with friends --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-04-0233 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesTips on getting your home ready to sellThere are a lot of things that you need to do before you sell your house. Some have to do with a future inspection. Some have to do with trying to think like a buyer. There are things on the outside of your house and on the inside of your house. This episode is very thorough but even so cannot cover everything that you need to consider. Our hopes are that this provides a really good guide to getting you and your house ready to sell it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-03-2147 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesHome is where the heart is... My storyThey say home is where the heart is. This certainly is true for me. This podcast describes what I have gone through and my first house all the way up to the house that I'm living in now and some advice on getting through that and enjoying it. How do you take on your first project? What are some things to look for when you are buying your first house and some decision criteria? Enjoy the process and get to the point where when you come home from work you look so forward to going into your house where your...2020-03-1235 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesA real estate broker's perspective on home inspectionSome good information from a real estate broker for buyers and sellers and other real estate agents with respect to Home Inspection. This is an interview. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-03-0411 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesHeating and Cooling what a homeowner needs to know.As a homeowner or a real estate agent or even a new home buyer what should your home inspector be looking for? And what should you do in the course of owning your house for your furnace and air conditioner system to make it last as long as possible and have the most efficiency. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-02-2830 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesTypes of flooring and how to take care of each of themThere are many types of flooring. Some you can do yourself and take care of yourself. What are the differences between each? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-02-1431 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesCracks and Cracks...Define EachThere are several types of cracks that houses have on foundations and basement floors and even garage floors and garage walls. What are the differences between them? And what types of cracks are there? How to recognize cracks... and problems before you have your inspection and while you are looking for the right house for you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-02-0816 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesKeeping water away from my houseWater is important for us to live however our foundation's don't necessarily need a whole lot of it and we really do want to do everything we can to keep water away from our house so we can keep it out of our basements, and Foundations. Here are some things that you can look for when you were picking out your next house as well as improvements that you can do while living in your current house. Most of these are very --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-01-3122 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesGetting to the closing table faster!( avoiding Home Inspection issues)This episode describes how the seller, the buyer, the buyers real estate agent, and the selling real estate agent, and do things to help the inspection go smoothly. It also describes things to look for while touring houses and avoid hurdles leading up to the inspection. This episode will help real estate agents get to the closing table faster especially and be more successful with their clients on the buyer side and the seller side. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-01-2454 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesCondos...Which type is right for you?There are many types of condominium. Some are apartments that you own some are townhouses and some are portions of historic houses. Listen in to all the details about inspecting Condominiums. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-01-1721 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesOlder houses versus newer houses... differences in inspecting each Part IIThis is part 2 in a series of the differences in inspecting older houses versus newer houses. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-01-1032 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesOlder Houses vs. Newer Houses...Differences in Inspecting EachIs the house you are looking at older like say 50 years or more? What if the house is newer say 10 years old or 20 years old? And what if the house is maybe 90 a hundred or a hundred and twenty years old what then? Let's talk about the differences when inspecting and what to expect. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2020-01-0129 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesMy Mr. Fix-It was my dadWho is your Mr. Fix it? Do you have one? Do you aspire to be one? My dad probably influenced my ability to become a home inspector more than I know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-12-2025 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesHow do you know what to ask for to be fixed by the sellers after the home inspection?Determining what to ask for to be fixed can be tricky oh, and who makes that determination? What should my real estate agent know? What should my home inspector tell me? How to form this request list. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-12-1329 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesA cat and hot tin roofs... observations from a trip to a historical City and looking at older homesOur trip is a family down to Wilmington North Carolina from Cincinnati and some observations and stories and of course some home inspecting items. What is life without Adventures? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-12-0619 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesSo you want to buy an investment property...Buying an investment property has many things to think about. Immediate repairs, short-term repairs, long-term planning. What about tenants? What about big expenses? What do I look for especially in a multi-family dwelling? What is it like at the inspection and what are you looking for and what should I expect? This episode helps you recognize things when looking for the right property and how to take care of it while you own it. This episode is for realtors to help their sellers get ready for an inspection. This episode is also for buyers and buyers' afents who are negotiating...2019-11-2348 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesWater runs downhill, so let's try to keep it away from your house!Exterior water is a very tricky thing to manage. There are so many things that we just don't notice or think about until somebody points the map. Most of them thankfully are actually very easy to implement and not really that expensive. Listen in and hopefully learn some ways you can improve your current house and help you pick out a house that you can do a pretty good job of keeping the water away from the house. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-11-1520 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesEmotions! Buying a House is an Emotional ExperienceWouldn't it be great if you could do the right things to make your home-buying process less stressful and actually enjoyable? Is there a mathematical formula for buying a house? No that's because it is not a logical experience. Rather it is an emotional experience. What are some things you can do to reduce your stress in buying a house and during the inspection? Can you help all the parties involved reduce their stress when buying a house? Yes you can. In this episode you will learn some of them. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show...2019-11-0922 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesWater Friend or Foe? All as part of your home inspection.Water is both a friend and an enemy especially in a real estate transaction. This is true for commercial properties and Residential Properties. How do you deal with keeping water away from your foundation out of your basement out of your crawl space at cetera? This episode is all about that and some ideas some simple and some not so simple in accomplishing that. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-10-3119 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesPick out the best house to renovate, AKA flip ... what to look for when buying a flipped houseMany of us want to renovate or flip houses. But what do we look for when we're trying to buy or acquire the right property to flip? Also real estate agent out there what are you looking for when working with a renovator? And buyers out there what are you looking for and hope to find when buying a house that has been flipped? What do you watch out for? And flippers out there what do we inspectors look for and how can we keep you out of trouble? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9...2019-10-2546 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesRoof Inspections... what are we looking for?There are many types of roofs and there are many materials of roofs. What are we looking for during a roof inspection typically? What things inhibit are roof inspection? What are some typical defects? This episode will help you understand what we are looking for during a home inspection. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-10-1834 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesInvesting in multifamily properties what to expect and how to get through it successfullySo you have a great idea to buy a multi-family property. Maybe you are going to live in one unit and rent the other three out. Maybe you are just buying it as an investment altogether. In either case what are some things that you should be thinking about? Safety? Insurance? Condition of the property? You bet all of those are covered on this episode. So listen in. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-09-2835 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesGreat Expectations! The home inspection is done but are you really done? No ...Now that you have gotten the home inspection done and you have the report what do you do now? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-09-1318 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesA mock home inspection what is it like during the inspection? Join in!A typical inspection The Following episode describes what is it like to walk with us what typical things are we looking for what should you be looking for in touring houses before you buy also? Lots of good examples here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-08-1738 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesWhat safety items are we looking for during your home inspection? Here are some examples.We want to enjoy the granite countertops and the stainless steel appliances and we want to know where to put the master bed and the sectional couch but what about safety first? Here is a sampling of the items we are looking for during your home inspection that were thinking about safety. Safety First! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-08-0327 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesReady Set Let's inspect!So you are getting ready to do a contract on a house and you need to set up a home inspection. You will need to attend the home inspection choose the inspector and read the home inspection report ... this episode describes that process and those details with several examples. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-07-1414 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesWho am I and why am I a home inspector?As a home inspector I came from a certain background and a path in life to get here. In this episode that this describes how I got here and some ins and outs and examples of things that I've encountered at inspections and how I interact with clients. Some of these are from this very day and this morning's inspection --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-07-0218 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesHome Inspections... when do you need a specialist to further evaluate after the home inspection?So I got a home inspection and the report tells me to get a specialist to look at X Y or Z why is that? What should I do? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-06-1413 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesMaximum Strength Home InspectionHow do you get the most out of your home inspection? What are some things you should do and what are some things you should not do in preparation and attending your home inspection? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-05-2910 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesThis episode describes an encounter with a snake at a home inspection .Yikes seriously a snake at a home inspection? So how do you handle things like this well this is sort of how some people could handle it and definitely how I handled it. Perhaps a disclaimer don't try this at home. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-05-0909 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesThe Big Interview...with help from a special guestIn this episode Richard your host is interviewed by Maria McKenzie and asked several questions about home inspection topics to help you through the home buying process. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-04-1225 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesDIY real estate or use a real estate agent which is better?There are pros and cons with each but I would make a case that the benefits of using a real estate agent vastly outweigh doing it yourself. Listen to this episode to gain a few insights of things you may not have thought about. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-03-2413 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesThe hills are alive not necessarily with the sound of musicWhat to take into consideration when buying a house that looks like it is on somewhat of a hill. What do you look for and how do you analyze that? Is it part of your inspection? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-03-1810 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesPricelessA Unique Home Inspection with a unique drive to get there inspecting a unique house with a unique passenger in the car with me to get there during a three hour inspection with also a unique guest at the inspection all of that becomes ... priceless. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-03-0812 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesThe Typical Client ( Secret, there is no such thing as)What is the typical client like during a home inspection? Well there really is not a typical client. This episode describe several types of clients and asked the question which category are you? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-03-0415 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesWhat To Expect When Inspecting a HouseA buyer may have a pre disposed set of beliefs about what a home inspection is. This episode will describe what to really expect and what a buyer's level of expectation with that Home Inspection should contain. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-02-1808 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesThe Successful Homeownership Show Caveat Emptor! But rest easy!There are various ways to reduce your risk when buying a house. This episode covers many of those not all of them however and knowing that you can never eliminate all risks what are those things that you can do to reduce them? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-02-0925 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesWhat to expect when buying a historical house especially during the home inspectionWhen you get your home inspected and you have purchased a historical house that brings unique encounters lots of rich character and generally makes for an inspection that is never boring so what should you expect during a historical home inspection? Listen and find out --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-01-2917 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesWhat makes me want to inspect houses? Where does it come from?After doing this for many years I decided to ask myself why do I inspect houses? This describes some ins and outs and stories that have happened over the years. Pretty cool. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2019-01-0818 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesThe Successful Home Ownership Show Episode 2All four parties of a real estate transaction can help make the home inspection go smoother this episode describes how to do that. What can the buyer do? What can the seller do? What can the buyer's agent do? And what can the selling real estate agent to? How to have fewer hurdles getting to the closing table. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2018-12-2911 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesSuccessful Home Ownership Episode 1the first episode of Successful Home Ownership - 4 really useful items to look for and houses to screen out houses that would otherwise inspect poorly before you go under contract and before you get it inspected --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2018-12-2111 min

Successful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection ServicesSuccessful Home Ownership With Richard McKenzie, 1st Inspection Services (Trailer)--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-mckenzie9/support 2018-12-2000 min